Pilots at Qatar Airways have said to the Dutch broadcaster NOS that the Doha-based airline regularly pushes the boundaries when it builds crew rosters and that pilots are known to have fallen asleep at the controls because they are so tired.
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Just days after Lufthansa pilots last went on strike, the Vereinigung Cockpit union representing the group has revealed further strike action.
The Civil Aviation Ministry is pushing to increase the credit limit available to Indian airlines under the government’s Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme because it is concerned about the weak financial position of these airlines.
Motherly advice is part of growing up, but it’s a little different when mom is sitting in the left-hand seat of a jetliner, and you’re in the right one. Last Friday, that happened on a Hawaiian Airlines aircraft when a mother and daughter took the controls of a B717 for a day of Pacific flying.
Guwahati Airport will see international flights restart following a 2-year gap this week. Bhutanese carrier Druk Air is restarting its Paro-Guwahati-Singapore fifth freedom flight, which connects the northeastern Indian city with Bhutan. Here’s more on the service.
An Airbus A320neo belonging to TAP Air Portugal collided with a motorcycle shortly after landing in Conakry (CKY) from Lisbon (LIS). The incident took place on Thursday night and sadly resulted in the deaths of the motorcycle’s 2 occupants.
Earlier in May, the passenger aircraft of Tara Air had crashed into the mountainous terrain killing all passengers on board. The aircraft went off the radar on May 30 with 22 people on board
The pilot who allegedly threatened to crash stolen plane into a nearby Walmart in Tupelo, Mississippi, in the United States, safely landed and was taken into custody, according to authorities.
The newest airline in India, Akasa Air, has received the first LEAP1B spare engine from SMBC Aero Engine Lease (SAEL), which is pleased to announce.
Boeing now has an order book for more than 700 737 MAX 10 aircraft across more than 15 different airlines, including United Airlines, with more than 200 units ordered.