Pilots Warn Passengers of Safety Concerns at Allegiant

Safety Concerns trouble pilots at troubled Las Vegas based Allegiant Air.  The airline pilots union representing Allegiant Air's pilots have published a letter to the airlines customers warning them of safety concerns the pilots have with the airline. 

APA representatives Local 1224 purchased internet advertising directing prospective Allegiant customers to a letter telling them that passengers could be “flying an airline that is content with just barely meeting acceptable safety standards.” 

“This is not something we prefer to do,” said Daniel Wells, president of the union that represents pilots of 10 other airlines in addition to Allegiant. “We believe in a progressive approach, but this is a sign of how bad it’s gotten and how concerned we are.” 

The embattled airline called the letter “a scare tactic” and accuses the union of “heavy-handed bullying tactics.” 

Air Pegasus Launch Confirmed

Bangalore-based Air Pegasus will launch flights from 12th April this year after gaining its flying permit from aviation regulator DGCA. 

"We have received an Air Operators Permit from the DGCA, and plan to launch our ticketing system on April 4 and flight operations by April 12,"  said Air Pagesus Managing Director Shyson Thomas, this week. 

Air Pegasus' permit allows it to operate regional routes and will start its flying operations with two 66 passenger ATRs with plans to introduce a third within six months. 

"We already have two ATR-72 aircraft in our fleet that is sufficient to operate the three sectors we plan to start flights with," Thomas said.

787 For Perth

Asia's biggest airline China Southern to use Boeing 787's on Perth route. 

China Southern Airlines has been flying from from Guangzhou to Perth since 2011, operating three flights a week. In an announcement this week the airline says it will....

4U9525 Final Moments Video

Breaking news reports from various news agencies are mixed about a report from the French Alps that a mobile phone had been found that contains a video of the final moments of the doomed Germanwings flight. 

According to most reports, the video was shot from the back of the plane, and ties in with official accounts of the cockpit recording that prompted investigators to conclude co-pilot Andreas Lubitz locked the captain out of the cockpit and then intentionally crashed the aircraft into the side of a mountain. 

European newspapers - Bild from Germany and Paris Match, fropm France are reporting they have seen the video and claim it was leaked by in informant close to the head of the investigation team. 

Lufthansa Knew Pilots Depression in 2009.

The Lufthansa co-pilot at the controls of the Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps last week informed his bosses in 2009 that he had suffered from severe depression, says the airline this week.

Lufthansa advised on Tuesday that a search of their records found an email showing that first officer Andreas Lubitz, had informed the company of his condition as he was seeking to rejoin its training program after an absence of several months. 

According to the airline groups statement, Lubitz had sent its flight training school the email that had included medical documents describing a “previous episode of severe depression.”