U.S. DOT Announces New Members to the Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Transportation Department today announced 12 new appointments to the Federal Aviation Administration Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee (AAAC). The committee provides advice on key drone and Advanced Air Mobility issues. Members are executives and stakeholders who represent a variety of drone and AAM interests, including industry, research, academia, retail, technology and state and local government. In addition, for the first time, the AAAC… (www.faa.gov) More...

UK Government launches new campaign to boost aviation recruitment

People across the country will be encouraged to kick-start a rewarding and exciting career in the aviation sector as the government launches a brand new recruitment campaign today (31 October 2022). Generation Aviation is part of the government’s 22-point plan to support aviation as it recovers from the pandemic and forms part of the wider aviation strategy ‘Flightpath to the future’. The recruitment campaign builds on £1.5 million announced by the government over the summer to boost recruitment… (www.gov.uk) More...

American Airlines Launches 15 Hour Boeing 787 Flights From Dallas To Auckland

On Saturday, October 29, 2022; American Airlines will initiate Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Auckland Airport (AKL) and the City of Sails. The flights will be part of American Airlines’ initiative to use DFW as an international hub for flights to/from Asia-Pacific. (simpleflying.com) More...

More Investment is Needed for For Sustainable Aviation To Take Off

he aviation industry, under increasing pressure to curb its fast-growing carbon emissions, is placing huge bets on both sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and electric aviation to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050. But while some predictions are optimistic, including that the aviation industry will be 25 percent electric or hybrid by 2025, a more likely scenario is that the first fully electric flights will be limited to a few regional or short-haul trips. Yet with an estimated half… (www.triplepundit.com) More...

After just 18 months, American is cutting one of its newest international destinations

American Airlines' route map is losing an interesting pin. The Fort Worth-based carrier filed plans over the weekend to drop service to Paramaribo, Suriname, effective March 1, 2023, as first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed by an airline spokesperson. American had previously planned to continue flying to the country's Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) from Miami on a year-round basis with daily flights during the summer season and five weekly flights in the… (thepointsguy.com) More...

Taxation is a blunt instrument, IATA chief Willie Walsh says: ‘The carrot is far more effective than the stick’

The aviation industry requires more carrot and less stick going forward to become more sustainable, according to the director general of the International Air Transport Association. Speaking at CNBC’s Sustainable Future Forum on Friday, Willie Walsh was asked if subsidies and tax breaks to encourage investments into cleaner energy were more effective than firms or consumers being taxed for emitting higher levels of carbon (www.cnbc.com) More...

Singapore to Hold Inaugural Asia Pacific Summit for Aviation Safety

Wed, January 25, 2023 at 5:00 AM CST·3 min read SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Some 300 government and industry leaders from countries across the Asia Pacific will gather in Singapore for an inaugural region-wide summit to discuss how to ensure aviation safety as the aviation sector recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has added unprecedented challenges to aviation safety, including the availability and proficiency of skilled personnel, the airworthiness of… (finance.yahoo.com) More...

Spirit Airlines looking to hire 200+ flight attendants in Southern California hiring event

If you’re looking to start a career in the aviation world, Spirit Airlines is waiting for your resume. The company is holding a hiring event in Anaheim on Tuesday with a goal of hiring more than 200 flight attendants to support its crew base in Las Vegas. The hiring event will take place at the Hilton Anaheim at 777 W. Convention Way from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (ktla.com) More...

Aviation expert reveals the safest place to sit on a plane

An aviation expert has revealed the seats you may want to avoid during a crash and the safest place to sit on a plane. While Doug Drury, a professor and head of aviation at Central Queensland University, is overwhelming positivity about the safety of planes past research has given clues to which seats passengers may want to avoid when booking. (www.aerotime.aero) More...

CDC figuring out ‘logistical and legal’ aspects of testing airplane wastewater for coronavirus variants, source says

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ironing out the “logistical and legal” aspects of testing wastewater from airplanes for coronavirus variants as it continues to explore such an infectious disease monitoring program. The agency is still “figuring out how to operationalize this program,” a person close to CDC discussions said, adding that there are “logistical and legal” hurdles that need to be sorted out before the program “would be operational.” (www.cnn.com) More...