DWS Aviation

Qantas Airways, Australia’s largest airline, has named its new Airbus A380 Superjumbo, the world’s largest passenger aircraft, after Nancy Bird-Walton, Australia’s first woman commercial pilot.

The two pilots who shocked the airline industry by dozing off during a flight and sending air traffic controllers into panic mode have now received their licenses back.

Marking a significant milestone in the Sri Lanka’s aviation history, SriLankan Airlines has appointed its first woman captain, Anusha Siriratne. [caption id="attachment_191" align="alignnone" width="414" caption="Anusha Siriratne, first lady captain for SriLankan Airlines"][/caption]

In an effort to trim its workforce and cuts costs, AirTran Airways, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the United States, has decided to lay off 169 pilots with effect from September 3, 2008.

United Airlines has moved court seeking to stop an alleged slowdown by its pilots union.

United Airlines, the second-biggest airline in the United States, is planning to lay off 950 pilots, which is 15% of its total number of pilots.

As more people point laser pointers at aircraft, more aircrafts and pilots are affected The Government of New Zealand is thinking about banning high-powered laser pointers after there has been a big increase in the number of people targeting the devices at aircraft, seriously affecting the vision of pilots.