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Aircrew Buzz

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'Aircrew Buzz' is an aviation news blog, featuring news and commentary about current events and issues of interest to the aviation community.

Added on: Feb 22nd, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: B N Sullivan
Listed in: Career & Jobs Travel
Tags: aviation air travel aircrew aviation news aviation security aviation safety

Recent Posts

Kingfisher Airlines ATR-72 runway overrun at Mumbai

Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 19:12 in aircraft accidents, kingfisher airlines, asian carriers, runway excursions

by B. N. SullivanAn ATR-72 aircraft (registration VT-KAC) operated by India's Kingfisher Airlines appears to have been substantially damaged when it overran a runway while landing at Mumbai. The accident happened on November 10, 2009 at about 16:40 l...
Court orders Cathay Pacific Airways to pay millions to wrongfully dismissed pilots

Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 21:43 in airline pilots, labor issues, cathay pacific, legal proceedings, asian carriers

by B. N. SullivanA Hong Kong High Court judge has ruled that Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd. unfairly fired and defamed 18 pilots in 2001, and has ordered the carrier to pay the pilots HK$58.7 million -- an amount equivalent to nearly US$8 million. The...
FAA revokes licenses of Northwest Airlines \'laptop pilots\'

Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 19:32 in safety incidents, airline pilots, faa, delta air lines, us mainline carriers, ntsb, northwest airlines

by B. N. SullivanThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew Minneapolis in an Airbus A320 after having been out of radio contact with the ground for a period of time. The...
Northwest pilots lose situational awareness, overfly destination

Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 16:08 in aviation safety, safety incidents, airline pilots, us mainline carriers, ntsb, northwest airlines

by B. N. SullivanThe U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an incident in which a Northwest Airlines A320 aircraft overflew its destination by approximately 150 miles. The two pilots attributed the incident to a loss of s...
NTSB investigating Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 taxiway landing at Atlanta

Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 17:06 in aviation safety, safety incidents, delta air lines, us mainline carriers, ntsb

by B. N. SullivanYesterday, the Web was abuzz with rumors about a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 that had mistakenly landed on a taxiway at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). Word of this incident generated a lot of chatter on Twi...
Boeing 777-300ER in OneWorld livery delivered to Cathay Pacific Airways

Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 19:56 in aircraft, boeing, cathay pacific, asian carriers

by B. N. SullivanBoeing has just delivered a new B777-300ER aircraft to Singapore-based leasing company BOC Aviation and its customer, Cathay Pacific Airways. The plane is Cathay Pacific's 12th B777-300ER, and its 29th 'triple-7' -- but this one is ...