Press Release: STCs secured for Astronics EmPower in Boeing cockpits
Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries, announce... Continue Reading
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Press Release: easyJet seeks to get girls flying with Brownies badge
easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has joined forces with the UK’s biggest charity for girls and young women, Girlguiding, to engage more gi... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air Wisconsin pilots, 7 years overdue for a new contract
This month, Air Wisconsin pilots marked their seventh year without a new contract, continuing a cycle of frustration and unhappiness for the... Continue Reading
Ryanair continues to play hardball against pilot unionization efforts
Ryanair is refusing to meet with an unofficial pilots’ union that was formed in the wake of its recent crew rostering fiasco, and says... Continue Reading
Press Release: JetBlue pilots press for contract
JetBlue pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), responded today to JetBlue Airways’ third-quarter earnings sta... Continue Reading
Ryanair under fire for refusal to re-route stranded passengers with rivals
Ryanair is flying in the face of European law by refusing to pay for passengers caught up in its crew rostering debacle to take alternative ... Continue Reading
Retired but not retiring, BA’s Catherine Burton reflects on pilot career
Catherine Burton never expected to retire as British Airways’ most senior woman pilot when she began flying Vickers Viscount turboprop airli... Continue Reading
Melissa Myers: Experiencing my first flight in a small plane
I had been dreaming of this my entire life, and I had a smile plastered on my face from ear-to-ear. It was September 24, 2011, the day I was... Continue Reading
Why being a pilot proved to be Carol Hallett’s winning ticket
Carol Hallett says that every job opportunity she’s had in her nearly 60-year career has been because of one thing: being a pilot. She has h... Continue Reading
Press Release: Boeing makes Ipeco attendant seat an option on 777X
Ipeco is delighted to announce that it has been selected by Boeing to design and manufacture a High Comfort Attendant Seat (HCAS) for the ne... Continue Reading
Press Release: LS develops new gen of aircraft navigation
Lufthansa Systems today announced that it is developing dynamic navigation maps for its Lido/Navigation product line. A fully dynamic map so... Continue Reading
Never too late to follow your dreams, says AA chief pilot Kathi Durst
American Airlines Chief Pilot Kathi Durst has excelled throughout her 35-year aviation career, from her seven years in the United States Air... Continue Reading
Press Release: Arconics shares vision of end-to-end connectivity
Imagine an aircraft with flight crew, cabin crew and passengers all in a seamless, end-to-end flow of communication. Imagine this connectivi... Continue Reading
Mars One semi-finalist Laura Smith-Velazquez reaches for the stars
Laura Smith-Velazquez is a human factors & systems engineer at Rockwell Collins’ Advanced Technology Center. She is also a pilot w... Continue Reading
With PED fire events on the rise, will containment kits take off?
In the wake of the recent Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fire on board a Southwest Airlines flight (the device has since been banned by the DOT), and... Continue Reading
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