Delta among carriers adopting PED fire containment solutions
The risk of inflight fires is not new to commercial aviation but the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 problems have elevated it in the public conscious... Continue Reading
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Asiana A380 smoke-alert incident begs questions
Aviation-industry insiders, including commercial pilots and aviation safety experts, are puzzled why the pilots of an Asiana Airlines Airbus... Continue Reading
National Gay Pilots Association spreads advocacy beyond flight deck
When the National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA), then known as the Gay Pilots Association was founded in 1990 their first few meetings were ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Airline Guys talk cabin crew jobs, safety and service
Welcome to Episode 37 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guests for this episode are Sylvester Pittman and Darin Topham, two veteran former flight a... Continue Reading
“First class causes air rage” paper contains serious data flaws
A research paper by Katherine DeCelles and Michael Norton, published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has taken the media... Continue Reading
India reevaluates why it’s keeping pregnant pilots grounded
NEW DELHI: A few years ago a passenger on an Indian budget carrier caused an uproar on learning that the captain was a woman. “I don’t... Continue Reading
Emirates seeks women pilots at Women in Aviation Conference
With women pilots and all-women flight crews making headlines at International Women’s Day events around the globe on Tuesday it was e... Continue Reading
All-women flights can’t disguise persistent gender gap on flight deck
On a recent flight from Frankfurt to New York, Captain Beatrice Beyer and First officer Diana Busch worked together side by side in the cock... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: New aircraft, new routes: welcome A320neo and 737 MAX
Welcome to Episode 32 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Michael Miller, the head of content and industry relations at Rou... Continue Reading
FAA modernizes outdated medical requirements for trans pilots
With a set of significant improvements to the process by which transgender pilots can begin or complete a gender transition while still flyi... Continue Reading
Why Winair’s newest pilot Amber Hellebrand leans into aviation
It is not hard to believe that growing up in an aviation-infused environment can lead to a career in the industry. Growing up across the str... Continue Reading
Thinking about a flight attendant career? United gives the lowdown
More than a decade ago, when Vonn Crosby, now 40, worked as the manager of the Burger King at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, fligh... Continue Reading
Why crew will determine success of Lufthansa Restaurant Service
Lufthansa’s business class offering is improving with the introduction of Restaurant Service. Easily a title that could cover little more th... Continue Reading
SpiceJet operations chief seeks to recruit more women pilots
NEW DELHI: Mention the words ‘Woman Pilot’ and the name of Amelia Earhart, stuck in history archives like an olive in brine, might be flung ... Continue Reading
Connected Flight Deck app makes life easier for Pilatus pilots
Tired of complicated processes for flight planning, avionics system updates or maintenance log review? Now there’s a Connected Flight Deck a... Continue Reading
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