Introduction In the 2012 case of Vumbaca v. Terminal One Group Association, L.P., the Christmas snowstorm at JFK Airport revealed the consequences of inadequate staffing and ground-handling resources. Labbadia v. Alitalia in
Passengers aboard a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv intervened in the cockpit after the aircraft began losing altitude and one pilot was allegedly stabbed by the other, according to testimonies reported by
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US President Donald Trump has praised Indian flydubai captain Smit Machchhar as a “hero” after the pilot resisted a knife attack by his co-pilot and helped passengers and crew gain access to
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A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill ~ Frank Borman Someone once said: “ The two best pilots can be put
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SriLankan Airlines improved its underlying operating performance in 2024/25, but engine shortages, 487 flight cancellations, falling passenger revenue and LKR 31.6 billion in finance costs pushed the Group into a LKR 2.74
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The Moffatt v. Air Canada decision establishes an important principle for the emerging relationship between aviation and artificial intelligence: an airline cannot simply shift responsibility to a chatbot when the system provides
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Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the award of a major aviation fuel infrastructure contract to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited, covering the construction of facilities to transport aviation fuel from Muthurajawela
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For decades, Sri Lanka’s national airline has occupied an uneasy place in the country’s public life: a source of national pride on one hand and a continuing financial burden on the other.
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What Happened? The aviation landscape is defined by the unrelenting pursuit of safety, a discipline where the margin for error is razor-thin and the consequences of failure are measured in human lives.
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Sri Lanka has entered a consequential new phase in the formulation of its tourism policy with the commencement of the National Tourism Strategic Planning Consultancy for 2026–2031, an initiative supported by the
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Air India has terminated the employment of the pilot-in-command of an Airbus A320 flight involved in a sudden altitude loss after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) flagged and confirmed a positive
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China’s three biggest state-owned airlines have reported first-half losses for the seventh consecutive year, hit by sharply higher jet fuel prices and a weaker-than-expected summer travel season. Air China, China Eastern Airlines
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Introduction: The Airport as an Intelligent Ecosystem The airport has traditionally been understood in functional terms: as a defined area of land or water intended for the arrival, departure and movement of
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The Airport as a Model for Governance There is an intriguing proposition which, at first blush, might appear whimsical but which, upon closer examination, possesses considerable analytical force: a country could learn
More The Paradox There is a certain irony in the contemporary airport. It is at once intensely physical and increasingly intangible. Concrete, steel, runways, terminals, aprons, baggage systems and control towers remain its
More The Concern I recently received a message from a concerned traveller who regularly uses Sri Lankan Airlines’ services. The communication included a recording in which a journalist conveyed an alarming proposition: that
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