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Air India receives India's first Airbus A350 aircraft
The first ever Airbus A 350-900 aircraft, under the Air India flag, landed at Indira Gandhi Interna…
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Aviation safety is built on the 'Swiss cheese' model – but the Japan Airlines crash shows the holes sometimes line up
A theory that air accidents are often the result of a series of smaller errors may explain why an A…
Taylor Rains,Tom Porter
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Passengers aboard a United flight that rapidly descended to '748 feet from disaster' in the ocean were saved by a warning system amid crew miscommunications and poor weather, aviation expert says
In December, pilot miscommunication almost plunged United Airlines flight 1722 into the Pacific Oce…
Azmi Haroun
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An 'intoxicated' airline passenger was restrained by 6 people after being aggressive toward his companion and the crew on a Transatlantic flight
Four off-duty prison guards and two flight attendants subdued the JetBlue passengers, aviation site…
Pete Syme
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Air India Express crew members allege mental harassment, seek govt's intervention
Senior staff claim that they are facing mental harassment and abrupt contract reductions, raisin…
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DGCA allows scheduled commuter airlines to operate single-engine aircraft at night
Aviation safety regulator DGCA has allowed scheduled commuter airlines to operate their single engi…
PTI
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Govt amends aircraft rules; commercial pilot licenses to be valid for 10 years
Commercial pilot licenses will now be valid for ten years, with the government amending rules as pa…
PTI
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Some former Emirates employees say officers known internally as 'weight police' monitor and punish cabin-crew members deemed too heavy
Some former Emirates staff say image is crucial to the airline and that there's an internal group o…
Maria Noyen
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I worked in aviation safety before becoming a reporter. See why I think Japan Airlines' excellent safety video helped save 379 lives.
As a former airline safety professional, I think JAL's preflight safety video helped save the lives…
Taylor Rains
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A plane passenger's bathroom break turned into a nightmare when he got stuck inside — and cabin crew couldn't get him out
A SpiceJet passenger in India was locked inside the restroom for most of the flight from Mumbai to …
Monica Humphries
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Airline boss blames travel chaos on a shortage of air traffic controllers and airport staff, not a lack of pilots or crew
Wizz Air, Europe's third-biggest budget airline, suspended operations at one UK airport this week, …
Stephen Jones
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Indian aviation regulator asks airlines to frame deplaning guidelines in case of emergency
A circular has been issued to all airlines that specifically mentioned that emergency exits and sli…
ANI
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Sydney-bound passengers injured after mid-air turbulence on Air-India flight
The incident took place on the flight on Tuesday (May 16) and the injured passengers received medic…
ANI
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Qatar Airways CEO said he received 20,000 applications for 700 pilot jobs despite airlines battling an industry-wide shortage of flight crews
The CEO's comments come as airlines face an industry-wide pilot shortage, with US carriers, in part…
Taylor Rains
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DGCA approves Go First's resumption of operations on specific conditions
India's civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted appr…
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2 cabin crew could be in big trouble after taking selfies on the wing of a Boeing 777
Swiss Air denounced the behavior of the flight attendants, pointing out that a fall from the height…
Ryan Hogg
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IndiGo aircraft suffers tail strike on arrival at Delhi airport
An IndiGo aircraft suffered a tail strike on its arrival at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Air…
PTI
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Cathay Pacific crew members spent 73,000 days equivalent to 200 years — in COVID-19 quarantine in 2021
Hong Kong's strict COVID-19 rules mean airline crew spend long periods in quarantine, including the…
Huileng Tan
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The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter is now providing key aviation intelligence to Ukraine, defense agency says
Maksym Kuzminov, the pilot who switched sides in a daring defection, is now providing the Ukrainian…
Erin Snodgrass
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Aviation regulator asks Air India to maintain database of all unruly passengers
The DGCA is asking the airline to keep a database of all passengers who are unruly. The airline is …