Opinion | Will carbon cost of flights to Australasia put off long-haul tourists? Is Great Barrier Reef bleaching a turn-off too?

“Many businesses don’t want to take part in a conference that is going to damage their own carbon targets, nor do they want to send a whole lot of delegates to a conference that far away,” Bloomberg quoted Margy Osmond, chief executive of the Tourism & Transport Forum Australia, as saying. “So we are already … Read more

DGCA Postpones New Pilot Duty Rules, Here’s Why

Last Updated: March 27, 2024, 10:26 IST DGCA Postpones New Pilot Duty Rules, Citing Consultation Need. Aviation regulator postpones new flight rules for pilots, citing need for broader consultations. Airlines seek extension over increased costs. The implementation of new flight duty rules for pilots, aimed at reducing fatigue, has been delayed, as reported by PTI … Read more

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down at end of year amid plane-maker’s woes

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane-maker at the end of the year as part of a broader management shuffle, capping a tumultuous five-plus years that have shaken faith in one of the U.S.’s most-storied manufacturers. In a letter to employees announcing his departure, Calhoun wrote that the company is focused on returning Boeing “to … Read more

Moscow targets Kyiv, western Ukraine with massive missile barrage; Russian ships hit in Crimea – POLITICO

“For the third pre-dawn morning this week, all of Ukraine is under an air alert and has been advised to seek shelter,” U.S. Ambassador Bridget Brink wrote on X early Sunday. “Russia continues to indiscriminately launch drones and missiles with no regard for millions of civilians, violating international law.” An air alert in the capital … Read more

With Recent Headlines About Gear Falling Off Planes, Is Flying Safe?

DALLAS —  It has been 15 years since the last fatal crash of a U.S. airliner, but you would never know that by reading about a torrent of flight problems in the last three months. There was a time when things like cracked windshields and minor engine problems didn’t turn up very often in the … Read more

‘Flying will turn more expensive’ as industry lowers carbon footprint with cleaner-burning sustainable aviation fuel

“We’ve entered a new era,” said Rico Luman, a transport, logistics and automotive economist at ING Groep in Amsterdam. “Flying will turn more expensive.” Sustainable air fuel can cut emissions by as much as 80 per cent, but is in short supply and twice as expensive as normal jet fuel. Photo: Shutterstock While the policies … Read more

How to be a plane spotter in Hong Kong, why Japanese airports offer good vantage points, and why the Covid-19 pandemic was a bonanza for enthusiasts

Especially exciting for a plane spotter is the arrival of a rare aircraft. Gurung is most proud of having spotted Floyd Mayweather’s private jet – the American boxer visited the city in 2019 – and a Boeing 767-400ER VVIP belonging to the Bahrain royal family. Deepu Gurung’s photo of a Boeing 767-400ER VVIP owned by … Read more

Left with few options, major U.S. airlines are using Boeing’s safety crisis as leverage

Airline executives are frustrated with Boeing as its safety crisis has upended their business plans. But in a tight market for large aircraft supplied by two companies, they have little choice but do business with the U.S. plane maker. Despite some public displays of alarm — United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby flew to France to … Read more

Former Boeing employee who reportedly raised concerns about company found dead

John Barnett, a former Boeing employee who had reportedly raised concerns about the company’s production issues, was found dead of an apparent suicide, according to authorities in South Carolina. Barnett had worked at Boeing for 32 years before leaving the company in 2017, according to the BBC, which previously reported on his efforts to raise … Read more

Batik Air pilots fell asleep mid-flight: Indonesian air safety agency

JAKARTA: The Indonesian air safety agency has called for better pilot fatigue monitoring mechanisms, after an investigation revealed that both pilots of a commercial aircraft had recently fallen asleep in-flight. A pilot and co-pilot were simultaneously asleep for approximately 28 minutes during a Batik Air flight from South East Sulawesi to the capital Jakarta on … Read more