Recently added articles from Air Safety Week:
Delta Brings Back ASAP for Pilots.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Delta Air Lines has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reinstate its Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) covering pre-merger Delta pilots. The revised program mirrors an existing Northwest ...
CAPA Opposes Crew Fatigue Lawsuit.
Feb 02, 2009 ... The Coalition of Airline Pilot Associations (CAPA) Safety Council has weighed in with an opinion to the Dec. 24, 2008 lawsuit filed in the Washington federal appellate court by seven US carriers (American, Continental, Atlas Air, Evergreen Intl., JetBlue, United and US Airways) ...
Reduce Fuel Costs, Being Safe and Being 'Green'.
Feb 02, 2009 ... As airlines search for new ways to cut operating costs during economic hard times, a growing number of air carriers are finding that cleaner engines can save millions of dollars annually. With fuel now the largest component of operating costs, engine washing is viewed as a viable way to ...
Airlines Move Quickly to Kill Proposed Slot Auctions.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Newly anointed U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is still learning his way around the DOT building, but U.S. airlines have already asked the Obama administration to withdraw the controversial Bush plan for boosting competition and reducing congestion by auctioning off takeoff and ...
Fedex Turboprop Crashes in Texas.
Feb 02, 2009 ... The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the Jan. 27 crash of an ATR-42 twin turboprop operated by Idaho-based Empire Airlines for FedEx. The small cargo plane crashed on approach to Lubbock, TX, with the two pilots walking away. Empire Airlines Flight 8284, operating a ...