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May 30, 2023

ALPA Pres Rebuffs Idea of Rolling Back 1500-Hr Rule

"US has More than Enough Airline Pilots to Meet Demand...No Excuse for Attempts to Weaken Safety Standards"

Speaking before the Aero club of Washington, Jason Ambrosi of the ALPA touched on some of the upcoming battles he sees in the industry's future, from safety requirements to increasing student funding. Overall, his message was an interesting piece of insight into where the regulatory winds may be blowing. Of note, the ALPA is not too keen on rocking the boat, with Ambrosi reiterating his support for the current regulatory landscape.

Of Differential Pressures and Perspectives

South Korean police are holding a man who, on Friday, 26 May 2023, opened the portside, amidships (number-three) exit door of an Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 as the aircraft was attempting to land at Daegu, South Korea’s Gukje Gonghang International Airport (TAE). The in-flight incident incited varying degrees of distress among the flight’s passengers—the entirety of which survived the occurrence.