FAA targets regional airline training programs
The Federal Aviation Administration will now take a closer look at training programs at regional airlines to ensure that they comply with federal regulations.
The call for inspection follows revelations surrounding the Colgan Air Q400 crash that claimed 50 lives in February. “I have no greater obligation than to ensure the safety of airline travelers in this country,” [US Secretary of Transportation Ray] LaHood said. “One fatality is one too many.”
Incheon voted world’s best airport
In a survey done by Skytrax, Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea was voted world’s best for 2009.
The survey, by British-based consultancy Skytrax, covered more than 190 airports and is based on the results from 8.6 million passenger questionnaires completed from 2008 to 2009.
Incheon narrowly beat Hong Kong International Airport, last year’s number one which came in second, and Singapore’s Changi, which fell to third place this year from number 2 in 2008.
On-time airline improvements continue, third month in a row
For the third month in a row, airlines have posted an improved on-time performance in April.
The 19 largest airlines were on time 79.1 percent of the time in April 2009, compared to 77.7 percent in April 2008. The industry also performed better than it did in March 2009, showing a month-to-month improvement from 78.4 percent. An on-time arrival is defined as being within 15 minutes of the scheduled time … which has already been buffered comfortably by the airlines.
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