All Safety News – Page 783
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NewsFlight's training special: Eager to learn
From China to the Middle East, the aviation boom has set off a skills scramble as countries struggle to find and train thousands of new pilots. We look at how flying schools in China and India, as well as training providers in Australia, North America and elsewhere, are responding to ...
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Training special: North America
China and India rely heavily on North American flying schools - but do they get value for money?
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Training special: Australia
A passion for cricket is one reason why many Indian students prefer Australia to the USA for their training
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Training special: New approach
Chinese students are the first to undergo training for the new multi-crew pilot licence
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Looking for a first command at 20
Oliver Craig, 20, is a first officer with Astraeus, flying Boeing 737-700s from London Gatwick airport. He describes how he was bitten by the flying bug at the age of 16 and his ambitions to progress to a command on 757s
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NewsEnd to Fly America in sight as EU-US Open Skies deal reaches final hurdle
US aviation negotiators acting on behalf of the country's president George Bush, in an attempt to broker a transatlantic Open Skies accord, appear to have accepted new ownership provisions for the country’s airlines, the world’s first airline franchising agreement and even foreign access to the ‘Fly America’ programme that currently ...
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NewsAirbus A380 Aircraft Profile
The Airbus A380 is the largest jet airliner ever built and is the world’s first double-deck passenger aircraft.
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UN aviation environment agency CAEP charts path to tackle carbon pollution, but fudges conclusion
The influential United Nations agency committee charged with advising the world's airlines on greenhouse gas emissions has now drafted its carbon trading roadmap - albeit one essentially with two final destinations.