On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 left Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur with 298 passengers and crew on board. Approximately 50km (30miles) from the Ukraine-Russian border, air traffic control lost all contact with the jet. Shortly afterwards it crashed in the rebel-held Donetsk area in Ukraine killing all on board, including 193 Dutch nationals, […]

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has achieved Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its FAST™ prognostics solution on the single-engine Pilatus PC-12 47E NG aircraft powered by the PT6A-67P. The FAST solution captures and analyzes full-flight engine and aircraft data, enabling high visibility on a multitude of key operating parameters within 15 minutes of the pilot

WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) have agreed to a settlement process through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The parties have agreed to mediation, and if required, final and binding arbitration. Minister Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour had assisted in helping guide the parties to this settlement process.

BAA Training is expanding its flight base network. BAA Training Ab Initio school, currently handling more than 200 students, and having three aerodromes to conduct flight training, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with – Lleida-Alguaire International Airport in Spain. Since 2016 actively working in partnership with Wizz Air, SmartLynx, Small Planet Airlines, Avion Express, Lao