US Undersecretary of Transportation for policy Jeff Shane warns global alliances could be “dismantled” unless a stalled transatlantic deal is concluded. “If we lose the current open-skies agreements, we face the very real prospect of dismantling the US-EU airline alliances,” Shane told the International Aviation Club in Washington, warning of possible “serious disruption” in US-EU Open Skies talks. To read the speech go to www.airlinebusiness.com.
Source: Airline Business
Investigators have been unable to determine precisely why a cargo container on board a Boeing 737-400 freighter was not secured, causing it to shift in flight during a service to Edinburgh. The West Atlantic aircraft (G-JMCZ) had been inbound from London Stansted on 26 April. It was transporting 8.9t of ...
UK investigators have determined that a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 was being pushed back without assistance from dedicated wing-walkers when it collided with a British Airway Airbus A350-1000 at London Heathrow. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch points out that the airport’s operator “does not mandate” wing-walkers at the parking bay ...
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has recorded a decline in spurious terrain warnings since implementing defensive crew procedures against GPS spoofing and interference earlier this year. Wizz Air Hungary flight-data monitoring manager Akos Steigervald detailed the carrier’s experience during the annual European Union Aviation Safety Agency conference in Budapest ...
