Latest Air safety Stories
Reports Indicate TSA to Permit Knives, Slow Security, over Memorial Day WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Flight Attendants will hold a press conference Thursday, May 16 at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to continue to engage the traveling public in efforts to keep the aircraft cabin free of knives that have been used as weapons. According to a recent Washington Post article "now the chatter is that the TSA may decide to put the new rules into effect over...
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Challenging the safety of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, two air- passenger advocacy groups are demanding the U.S. government limit flights on the controversial new jet until the safety of its lithium-ion batteries is proven. FlyersRights.org and the Aviation Consumer Action Project are petitioning the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) for a two hour limit from the nearest airport for the...
LONDON, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilots and aviation industry professionals, aircraft enthusiasts and air travelers can now stay in touch with aviation industry reports on a daily basis with the launch of a new app, Air365. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130508/613299 ) As well as monitoring what's happening in the skies and at airports across the globe, Air365 offers fully interactive route mapping of accidents and incidents plus aircraft, flight and airline...
OTTAWA, May 6, 2013 /CNW/ - Transport Canada today granted permission for WestJet to employ a ratio of one flight attendant for every 50 passenger seats onboard an aircraft. "The safety of Canadians is Transport Canada's top priority," said the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. "The department has considered WestJet's request carefully and is confident that the same levels of safety will be maintained." The Canadian Aviation...
No Flight Attendant Agreement Reached After Recent Negotiations WASHINGTON, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The reality of a strike at US Airways Express carrier Piedmont Airlines appears to be drawing closer after continued stonewalling by management throughout contract negotiations. Piedmont Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), has been working to reach an agreement that is beneficial to crewmembers and to the...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and Fort Lauderdale-based Embraer Aircraft Holdings have partnered to strengthen the relationship between the manufacturer and academia, in their efforts to improve human factors research in aviation. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed earlier this year, the partnership will include a series of seminars and research projects in human factors, which will be offered through NSU's...
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), which represents over 11,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, including systems specialists, aviation safety inspectors, aeronautical specialists and administrative personnel, has been monitoring the situation related to the FAA furloughs and sequestration and is reporting on significant impacts to aviation maintenance, efficiency and performance. At...
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mike Perrone, national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), which represents over 11,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, including systems specialists and aviation safety inspectors, released the following statement regarding the continued furloughing of FAA employees: "The furloughing of FAA employees is having an impact on the aviation system and the flying public is...
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Flight Attendants will hold a press conference Wednesday, April 24 at Washington National Airport (DCA) to continue to push back against the TSA's now delayed policy to allow knives into the aircraft cabin. Flight Attendants, including the 60,000 represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), have opposed the ill-advised plan from the start and remain resolute: No Knives on Planes Ever Again. (Logo:...
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Mike Perrone, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, which represents over 11,000 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), released the following statement regarding furloughs set to begin Sunday as a result of sequestration. "On Sunday, the furloughing of nearly 47,000 FAA employees, including aviation safety inspectors and systems specialists, will begin. We are extremely disappointed...
