One of the themes that emerged from last October’s Flight Safety Foundation International Aviation Safety Seminar was that, to advance safety, airlines need to move “beyond [regulatory] compliance”, because rulemaking has done about as much as it effectively can.
That theme, also embraced by the International Air Transport Association and the International Federation of Airworthiness, […]

Virgin Nigeria is attributing its withdrawal from long-haul operations to an influx of foreign carriers which have depressed fares on the Lagos-London market,…

There are many ditchings in the world every year, but very few involve big jets. Below are three examples of jet ditchings and one involving a turboprop…

Elected on promises of change, president Barack Obama will arrive in the Oval Office to find the US commercial aviation and aerospace industry in a state of stagnation.
The lack of futurist aviation policy is palpable. Development of the next generation (NextGen) air traffic control system has been in limbo for years, a fact […]

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to start operating the Airbus A380 to Paris in June.
The Star Alliance carrier says the French capital’s Charles de Gaulle…