Ops Group put out an urgent message that warrants attention. “Last week, 120 Ethiopian Air Traffic Controllers announced a strike. Approximately 100 of them have now been banned from operating, and 10 of them – including the Chief Controller, Senior…
Kathryn Creedy is an award-winning journalist who has been covering the aviation industry since 1980, and for the past five years has focused on pilots and workforce issues. Kathryn has been on the pilot shortage story like few others and…
The recent amazing performance by the crew on Southwest 1380 highlighted Captain Tammie Jo Shults’ exceptional crisis management skills. Her training was outstanding and her handling of the engine explosion is a testimony not only to her military training, but…
The FAA has made a 180-degree turn in its attitude towards the display of own-ship position on electronic flight bags. Advisory Circular AC120-76D eliminated the prohibition from using geo-referencing or own-ship position displays while using moving map features on an…
We recently asked some people “in the know” for their inputs on some questions pertaining to Scope Clause. As one can imagine not everyone we contacted wanted to discuss the matter. But there were a few souls who are brave…
In a fascinating story on AIN, we read that now China has to make changes to its pilot rules, raising the mandatory retirement age because they are also feeling a pilot shortage. China’s growth in air travel is probably…