Pilot mental health care still facing ‘normalisation’ barriers

Efforts within the air transport sector to overcome stigma attached to mental health problems are progressing but work is still needed to achieve parity of treatment between psychological and physical illness. The deliberate crash of a Germanwings Airbus A320 in March 2015 jolted the airline industry into confronting cockpit mental health head-on, although the accident […]

Aeromexico crews learning to detect signs of human trafficking

Aeromexico and the Mexican government are teaming up to train airline staff and crew to spot possible victims of human trafficking, a global crime fueled by "lack of visibility, indifference and tolerance," officials said. Workers at Mexico"™s largest air carrier will be trained to detect and report signs of trafficking by Mexico"™s National Human Rights […]