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Mystery still surrounds the reason why a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A330-300 suffered a double engine failure while flying over the South China Sea at an altitude of 39,000ft. The aircraft, registered as 9V-SSF and operating flight SQ836, was carrying 182 passengers and 12 crew, having departed Changi Airport just before 5:30 p.m. local time

SAS has signed a new modern collective bargain agreement with the Norwegian pilot union NSF. The negotiations have reached its objective after a strike that lasted for seven days and involved 17 pilots. SAS has now agreed with all of its pilot unions on new collective bargain agreements that create conditions for future expansion. Job

After the crash of the Germanwings flight in the French Alps and subsequent allegations the plane was deliberately brought down by the co-pilot, plus the unsolved disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 in March 2014, the US has decided to examine more closely the procedures in place for assessing the state of pilots’ mental health. Two

WestJet’s flight attendants have voted in favour of a new work agreement with 81.7% of eligible flight attendants voting. A tentative agreement was negotiated between WestJet and the WestJet Flight Attendant Association Board (FAAB), the association representing its flight attendants, and was agreed to on April 21st, 2015. Items in the ratified five-year agreement include