aviation safety
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Iceland volcano wreaks havoc on Euro flights
Flights restrictions may remain “for a number of days†as an erupting Icelandic volcano continues to spew a plume of volcanic ash 11 km into the sky, wreaking havoc on European airspace. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said the disrupt…
16 April 2010
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Airbus A330-200F gains type certification
Airbus' new A330-200 Freighter, which has a payload of 70 tonnes – one tonne greater than first expected – has been granted Type Certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), following a successful 200-hour flight-test campaign. …
16 April 2010
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2009 aviation 2nd-safest year in history
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the aviation safety performance for 2009 showing that the year’s accident rate for Western-built jet aircraft as the second lowest in aviation history. The 2009 global accident ra…
19 February 2010
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EUROPE & CIS: Euro airline chiefs appeal to EC
A delegation of chief executives representing Europe’s major airlines met with European Commission transport commissioner and commission VP Antonio Tajani in July to emphasise the depth of the crisis facing European air transport. The Association …
01 September 2009
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Foreign MROs may face increased US scrutiny
Threatening to derail an aviation safety pact with the European Commission (EC), US lower house lawmakers have passed a bill mandating US safety inspectors to conduct more checks of overseas aircraft maintenance, repair and overall (MRO) companies. …
01 June 2009
