China to raise mandatory retirement age for pilots
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) plans to raise the mandatory retirement age for pilots from the current 60 as part of a strategy to ease the shortage faced by Chinese airlines. The agency has yet to arrive at a decision on the exact age, but it plans to implement the change in two […]
Fights break out in Ft. Lauderdale airport after Spirit airlines cancels 9 flights
Hundreds of people’s tempers flared in a Fort Lauderdale International Airport terminal for Spirit Airlines Monday night after several flights were canceled. In footage captured by witnesses, airport security is seen moving in quickly and a number of people are arrested. It all started after nine flights were canceled. Spirit Airlines is currently negotiating with […]
Female Lufthansa pilots are taking off
Today, on International Women’s Day, six crews from Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels consisting only of women made their morning flights from the Lufthansa Group hubs to Berlin. The jets that set off from Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf, Vienna, Zurich and Brussels were each flown by two female pilots. «We specifically look out for potential […]
Unruly passengers must be tackled
Captain Paul D. McCarthy is an Attorney and former representative of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations at ICAO. For him, unruly passengers present a significant challenge to airlines with several different types that have to be dealt with. An unstable passenger presents a problem that may require a more nuanced approach from […]
World needs pilots! Record growth leads to record need
A 35% increase in demand for air travel. A tripling of the region’s airplane fleet. Up to nearly 13,000 new planes needed. Predictions for growth in the Asia Pacific aviation industry over the next two decades are impressive. But one question keeps recurring in the region and, indeed, around the globe. Will there be enough […]
easyJet to recruit more female pilots
easyJet, Europe"™s leading airline, has today launched a new initiative to increase the proportion of new entrant easyJet pilots who are female. This is part of a new strategy to encourage the development of female pilots at all ranks and positions and will widen the pipeline of women who enter our pilot community. Just over […]
New NDC Pilots Announced
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced three new pilot programs to test the New Distribution Capability (NDC) schemas. Pilot participants include Aeroflot, Aer Lingus, Qatar Airways, and JR Technologies (JRT). NDC is a travel industry-supported program launched by IATA for the development and market adoption of a new, XML-based data transmission standard. NDC will […]
