Accident Report Into Maldives Seaplane Crash Raises Concerns That Deteriorating Skills Of Furloughed Pilots May Pose Safety Risk
Accident investigators in the Maldives, who have issued a report into last year’s crash of a Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane, have identified pilot error as a cause of the accident,…
Australia’s Amphibian Aerospace Industries, Type Certificate Holder Of The Grumman G-111 Amphibious Aircraft, To Re-Engine With Pratt & Whitney PT6 Turboprops
Australian company Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI), which owns the type certificate for the Grumman G-111 amphibious aircraft, has bought Australian aerospace design engineering firm Five Rings Aerospace and the two…
Best on the Web: Nepal’s Buddha Air , QantasLink , Samoa Airways , Alliance Air
In this issue we have an interesting round-up of news that includes an incident in Nepal today where the landing gear of a Buddha Air aircraft failed to deploy, QantasLink…
Personnel from Myanmar’s Air KBZ Arrested For Tampering With Three Of The Airline’s ATR Aircraft
Five airline personnel of Myanmar carrier Air KBZ have been arrested in a criminal case involving tampering with the flight systems of Air KBZ’s ATR aircraft, an act that could…
Former Qantas Safety Chief Warns That Complacency Among Furloughed Pilots Returning To Work Is A Safety Risk
A former head of safety for Qantas Airways has highlighted how international airlines face an enormous challenge getting their pilots up to speed to fly again and warns that if…
Nordic Aviation Capital Appoints As President Former GECAS Chief Norman Liu
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), the world’s largest regional aircraft lessor, has appointed Norman Liu as president with immediate effect, a move that comes after the lessor reported a US$2.36 billion…