SAFETY NEWS

THE PILOT SHORTAGE CRISIS IS NIGH! … OR NOT
May 24, 2013
People in the aviation industry have been talking about a looming U.S. pilot shortage for decades, but you may be hard pressed to find anyone in the U.S. who's actually experienced one during the past 20 years.
RYANAIR TELLS PILOTS THAT PASSENGER SAFETY FEARS LETTER IS ‘GROSS MISCONDUCT’
May 23, 2013
Budget airline Ryanair pilots have been told not to sign a letter to airline regulators expressing concern that the airline’s employment practices could jeopardise passenger safety.
TABLET USE SOARS AMONG U.S. AIRLINE PASSENGERS
May 22, 2013
Passengers are increasingly relying on their tablets and other personal electronic devices for entertainment and work on U.S. domestic flights, despite a ban on their use during takeoff and landing, a study to be released Wednesday concludes.
COULD AIRLINERS BE FLOWN BY A SINGLE PILOT? EUROPEAN FIRMS SAID TO BE KEEN TO OPERATE WITH THE CO-PILOT ON THE GROUND
May 22, 2013
Having two pilots on board flights could become a safety precaution of the past, according to controversial research.
UNITED AIRLINES RESUMES BOEING DREAMLINER 787 FLIGHTS
May 21, 2013
United Airlines put its 787 back in the air on Monday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to put the plane's four-month grounding behind them.
LION AIR BALI CRASH REPORT HIGHLIGHTS PILOT TRAINING
May 21, 2013
Investigators have raised questions over training and cockpit procedures at Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air after a preliminary report into a crash last month off Bali found the captain was not at the controls at a "critical time".
TWO PILOTS FIRED AFTER BRAZILIAN POP STAR TAKES CAPTAIN'S SEAT MID-FLIGHT
May 17, 2013
A Brazilian pop star who calls himself Latino has put TAM Airlines in the hot seat after he was allegedly invited to sit in the captain's chair during a cross-country flight from Recife to Rio de Janeiro.
LION AIR PILOTS CRITICIZED OVER BALI CRASH: REPORT
May 16, 2013
Indonesia's largest low-cost carrier Lion Air has been criticized after a preliminary investigation into last month's Boeing 737 crash off Bali found a young, second-in-command pilot was at the controls at a "critical time".
GE, BOEING ALERT AIRLINES ABOUT 777 ENGINE PROBLEM
May 16, 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co and Boeing Co have alerted airlines about a potential problem with engines on Boeing's long-range 777 jumbo jet that caused the engines to shut in mid-flight twice this year.
RADIO NEW ZEALAND, HAND-HELD LASERS TO BE RESTRICTED
May 15, 2013
Powerful hand-held lasers are to be banned from general use in New Zealand to combat a rise in strikes on planes.

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