Pilots, Management Fail to Reach Agreement; Head Toward Arbitration

Alaska Airlines and Virgin America pilots, both represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have announced that mediated negotiations for a joint contract recently concluded unsuccessfully.

Shows Evacuation Did Not Begin Until 90 Seconds After Plane Came To A Stop And Caught Fire

An extended version captured from the tower at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) of the 2013 accident involving an Asiana Airlines 777 has been posted to YouTube.

CEO Says Recruiting New Mechanics Is Difficult Due To Lack Of Adequate Training Programs

The CEO of Bangor, ME-based C&L Aviation Group says that unless a program to train aircraft mechanics opens in the city soon, he may have to take his expansion plans out of the area.

Former Continental Airlines Aircraft Was Acquired Last Year

AviaAM Leasing, a Warsaw Stock Exchange listed global aviation holding company, engaged in the business of commercial aircraft acquisition, leasing and sales, has announced having delivered Boeing 737 business jet on an operating agreement to European business aviation company KlasJet.

Shortens Repair Turnaround Time By More Than 60 Percent

The Honeywell Avionics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. recently upgraded its product repair capabilities to provide more rapid repair turnaround time, more convenient customer communication, and more effective technical support for a variety of Honeywell products, including the traffic alert and collision avoidance system and IntuVue 3D weather radar.

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Wayward Airline Attempts to Indoctrinate Clients, Blaming Travel Woes On Everyone But Themselves

Well... while this shouldn't surprise anyone, a number of ANN readers who have used the services of SouthWest Airlines to try to get from Point to Point B (but reportedly rarely on schedule and without headache), have been spammed by the airline with messages seeking their support of the airline's campaign to seek Privatization of the ATC System (image shown has been edited only to protect the ID of the recipient)... despite all the evidence that seems to contradict the airline's errant over simplification of the need for such reforms. Blaming delays on an out-of-date ATC system and its alleged inefficiencies, the airline is using its customer base to solicit support by invit

Regulations Proposed By Transport Canada Are Inconsistent With NASA's Scientific Recommendations

The Safer Skies coalition, representing more than 8,000 passenger and cargo pilots across Canada, today expressed profound disappointment in the federal government for releasing aviation fatigue regulations that do not fully comply with established science.