German flag-carrier Lufthansa’s historic flight foundation Lufthansa Berlin Stiftung is intending to restore a Lockheed L-1649 Starliner to airworthy condition after acquiring three of the type at a bankruptcy auction in the USA.
Two of the aircraft, registered N7316C and N8083H, were originally delivered to Trans World Airlines in 1957-58 and are stored at Auburn-Lewiston […]

Airline accidents attributed to pilot error declined significantly between 1983 and 2002, according to new US research. While the overall rate of US domestic airline mishaps remained stable during that time, the proportion involving pilot error decreased 40%, say researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The researchers also found a 71% […]

The US FAA today questioned the accuracy and timeliness of the NASA surveys, which involved phone calls to pilots asking them to recall over the past 2- to 3-months if they’d encountered certain safety issues, for example runway incursions.

The parent of Brazilian carriers Gol and Varig has converted its outstanding options on 34 Boeing 737-800s and signed a new contract covering the acquisition of 40 more of the type for delivery through to 2014.
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, parent of budget operator Gol and Varig operator VRG Linhas Aereas, says the deals increase […]

The US Department of Transportation plans to contract with Sensis Corporation to upgrade the company’s Airport Surface Detection Equipment - Model X (ASDE-X)…