One of Air Littoral's fleet of 15 Aero International (Regional) ATR 42-500s crashed just short of a motorway on 30 July after running off the runway during a landing at Florence's Peretola Airport in Italy. The aircraft, on a service from Nice, France, crashed through a perimeter fence and into a motorway barrier. The two pilots were badly injured, but none of the 14 passengers was seriously hurt.
Source: Flight International
IAG’s Spanish long-haul carrier Level has secured its own air operator’s certificate, enabling it to embark on developing its network from Barcelona. It will fly under the designator code ‘LL’ and the callsign ‘Dali’ – a cultural reference to Catalonian artist Salvador Dali. Level states that granting of the AOC ...
French investigators are seeking tighter regulations to ensure safety for passengers who pay for on-demand flights outside of commercial air transport operations. Investigation authority BEA is urging action from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency after a Piper PA-46 stalled and landed hard, badly damaging the aircraft, during a fourth ...
European safety regulators have lifted the suspension of Pakistan International Airlines’ third-country operator authorisation, enabling the carrier to resume flights to European Union destinations. PIA’s authorisation was rescinded by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in mid-2020, over concerns regarding its safety-management system. EASA’s suspension followed a fatal accident involving ...
