Tag: Aviation Safety
IATA launches global safety campaign for lithium-powered devices
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched Travel Smart with Lithium Batteries, a global campaign promoting safe travel with mobile phones, laptops, power...
Air travel remains brisk despite prominent accident headlines
The IATA Annual Safety Report – 2024, released at the end of February, has emphasised a long-term significant reduction in accident rates amid current public concerns about the safety of air travel.
AirAsia Group deploys SITA Mission Watch to track flights across airlines
AirAsia Aviation Group and AirAsia X have strengthened partnerships with SITA, adopting SITA Mission Watch to ensure safer and more efficient airline operations across...
TTG Conversations: Five Questions with Rashid Al Ardha, Emirates
Enhanced safety measures, contactless travel, pandemic preparedness and flexible air tickets are expected to take root in the future of air travel and transform...
ACI, IATA outline roadmap to restart aviation
ACI and IATA are exhorting governments to ensure any new measures rolled out for airports and airlines post-pandemic are scientifically backed and globally consistent,...
AAPA appoints new head, urges tighter aviation standards
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has appointed Singapore Airlines Group’s (SIA) Subhas Menon as its incoming director general with effect from March...
FAA downgrades Malaysia air safety rating
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has downgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating, citing that Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) no longer meets international...
Thai Airways bans select MacBook Pros
Thai Airways International (THAI) has banned passengers from taking certain older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops on board all flights or in checked baggage.
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2018 marred by fatal accidents but air travel still ‘extraordinarily safe’:...
Air travel is "extraordinarily safe" despite the fatal accidents that took place last year, said the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) while reflecting...
Plane crashes at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport
A US-Bangla plane carrying 71 passengers and crew members crashed at Nepal's Kathmandu airport yesterday, with at least 49 of those on board reported...
