June 4th 2024The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (IALPA) has issued seven days’ notice to Aer Lingus management informing them that pilots will begin industrial action at a minute past midnight (00:01hrs) on Wednesday 26th June. The work to rule will last indefinitely. IALPA President Captain Mark Tighe said: “We are now at a point where
03-19-2024If you’re a commercial airline pilot for American Airlines, you may be wondering what you’ll be flying for the immediate future. American Airlines recently made a large order of aircraft which should help you answer this question.American Airlines’ order consists of at least 260 planes, mostly narrowbody jets. This order of 260 new aircraft confirms the
May 15, 2024New funding of at least €100 million may soon be released for the eVTOL aircraft manufacturer. Lilium is edging closer in securing access to loan guarantees that will support work bringing its eVTOL aircraft to market, with Germany’s federal government and the state of Bavaria having commissioned state development bank KfW in Frankfurt
May 14, 2024 Pilot certificate issuances were up 19% YOYFAA pilot certificate issuances jumped by 19% year over year (YOY) in April, with the number of air transport pilot (ATP) certificates up 14%. However, this was down by 4% from 2019 levels, industry analyst Jefferies reported. Jefferies estimates the net U.S. airline population grew by
May 14, 2024 The two-day event will be at the European air safety agency’s headquarters in Cologne, Germany EASA is holding a two-day workshop for the business aviation industry in Cologne, Germany, from January 21 to 22, 2025. According to the regulator, the event is intended as a platform for discussions “to support industry and
March 26, 2024 The new rules will require them to increase the number of pilots by 25%.Civil Aviation regulator DGCA has put new rules on pilot rest and duty period in abeyance- days after refusing to extend the deadline of 1 June to implement the new rules.
Apr 05 2024 About one-third of Air India’s current workforce of about 17,830 employees has been hired during the last two years, its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Campbell Wilson said on Friday.In a message to employees, Wilson stated that the airline has hired 3,800 flying staff (pilots and cabin crew members) and 1,950
September 30, 2023 Mack Rutherford, a 17-year-old British-Belgian pilot, became the youngest person to fly solo around the world earlier this month.
June 14, 2023 Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing various aspects of aviation, from predictive maintenance to pilot training. Predictive maintenance, powered by AI, helps airlines save costs in the long term by predicting equipment failures before they occur. More than a century after the invention of the autopilot, aerospace engineers are still working to bring
October 6, 2023 Airbus A350-1000 widebody airliner has successfully achieved fully autonomous taxi, takeoff, and landings in a series of test flights. On the other hand, Boeing conducted flight tests for five jets that were autonomously flown by artificial intelligence (AI). Major players in the aviation industry, such as Boeing and Airbus, are also investing