Supports Larger Investment Strategy By The Airline Group
Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C. is pleased to announce that as part of its strategy to invest in the strongest airlines around the world and continue enhancing operations and network connectivity, on December 28, 2018 it completed an on-market purchase of certain A shares and H shares of China Southern Airlines Company Limited ("China Southern Airlines"), resulting in its aggregate holding of approximately five percent of the total issued share capital of China Southern Airlines.
Alleges Faulty Sensors Provided Inaccurate Information To The Flight Control System
The Law firm of Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona has filed a lawsuit against The Boeing Company on behalf of the family of Harvino, the co-pilot of Lion Air Flight 610, who died when the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed into the Java Sea on October 29, 2018. All 189 people on board were fatally injured upon impact.
Shows A Total Of 15 Fatal Airliner Accident Worldwide Last Year
The Aviation Safety Network today released the 2018 airliner accident statistics showing a total of 15 fatal airliner accidents, resulting in 556 fatalities. Despite several high-profile accidents, the year 2018 was one of the safest years ever for commercial aviation, Aviation Safety Network data show.
Capt. Joe DePete Takes Over As The Union’s 11Th President
The world’s largest pilots’ union, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), welcomed a new slate of national officers this week as Capt. Joe DePete takes over as the union’s 11th president. The new national officers were elected to four-year terms beginning January 1, 2019.
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