Delta's Air Line Pilots Association expects that 60 more pilots will be furloughed under a force majeure clause by February, spurring its grievance since the pilots are not being offered voluntary leave or early retirement. The pilots are also considering a reduced-hours request. Around 400 Delta pilots have been furloughed.
Source: Airline Business
US regulators have restored Thailand’s Category 1 safety classification, nearly a decade after downgrading its status, enabling the state’s airlines to expand US operations. Category 1 status means the US FAA – under its international aviation safety assessment programme – considers Thailand’s civil aviation system to be ICAO-compliant. The FAA ...
Istanbul’s international airport has implemented a triple-independent runway operation, which will increase hourly traffic capacity from 120 to 148 aircraft movements. The airport’s operator, IGA, claims the hub becomes the first airport in Europe to operate such a system. It demonstrated the triple-runway introduction on 17 April with simultaneous departure ...
The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) top inspector is reviewing a controversial Federal Aviation Administration decision related to an engine issue that can cause thick smoke to quickly inundate Boeing 737 Max cockpits and cabins.
