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EASA Voices Opinion On New Medical Requirements
After releasing its advice on the minimum cockpit occupation earlier this month, EASA has voiced its opinion on an updated proposal for the Part-MED. The three main topics focus on pilots’ psychiatric evaluation during class 1 medical examination, reducing substance abuse among pilots. The old regulation, from 2011, showed that in practice some requirements were […]
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5 Reasons to Fly Norwegian
Award-winning and disruptive, Norwegian (operating as Norwegian Air Shuttle, Norwegian Long Haul, and Norwegian Air International) has been raising eyebrows in recent years with regulation hurdles and at times controversial business practices. Through it all, however, the past two years have seen numerous awards and increased profitability for the airline. After a few trips on […]
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Europe’s Quarterly Passenger Traffic Sees Growth
This week, ACI Europe released its traffic report for the first half of 2016, as well as the numbers for the second quarter of this year. Even though it has been a tumultuous first half, Europe’s passenger traffic still grew by an average of 4.9%. The largest part of the growth was centered around secondary […]
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SkyWest Continues Upward Climb
Last month, SkyWest, Inc. announced another profitable quarter, continuing a positive trend marked by increased E175 flying and a reduced CRJ-200 fleet. Both SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet enjoyed a 99.9% completion rate excluding weather cancellations, building on success from a year earlier. SkyWest, Inc. CEO Chip Childs stated, “The year-over-year improvement in our profitability reflects […]
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Lufthansa Employee Negotiations Concluded Without Resolution
After an intense, five days of negotiation, Lufthansa, and its sparring partner Cockpit, the pilots union, concluded their debate. During a 24-hour long period that lasted well into Saturday morning, no equal ground could be found, leaving both sides without a final resolution on a new contract. Both parties seem to struggle coming to an agreement […]
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Security Heightens at Schiphol Amid “Potential Risk”
Irregularities started on Saturday evening when the Dutch National Police (Marechaussee) announced tight security measures on Sunday 31. July, due to “a potential risk.” Travelers at AMS were advised to leave early in order to punctually arrive at the airport. It is still unclear what caused this state of alert and neither local government, nor […]
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EASA Releases New Advisory On Minimum Cockpit Occupancy
EASA has recently released a new advisory on minimum cockpit occupancy. In April 2015 it was still advised to have two persons on the flight deck at all times, this has now been amended. Starting September 2016, focus has shifted on what to take into account when one of the pilots leaves the flight deck. […]
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It’s Okay, Boeing. We forgive you. Here’s why.
The number 4. Sandwiched between two 7’s, this number in the 747 LCF name also designates how many of these whales roam the skies of our planet. And most mornings, around 6:30 a.m., one flies over my house at an altitude of 2200 feet on final approach for runway 16R at Paine Airfield. The four […]
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PHOTO GALLERY & STORY: Boeing Celebrates 100 Years of Innovation
Just 13 years after the Wright brothers took their first flight, beginning the age of flight, Bill Boeing takes his first airplane for its initial flight. Boeing incorporated the Pacific Aero Products Company, on July 15, 1916 then renames it to Boeing Airplane Company the following year launching what will become one of the world’s […]
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Your #AvBriefing for July 7, 2016
After a day at the office dreaming of soaring through the air, or a day up above the clouds dreaming of spending time with your loved ones back on the ground, we’ve gathered the perfect evening cool-down for you. From airlines starting flights to Cuba to a 17-year-old landing on a golf course, July 7, […]