“ Wizz Air is under EASA’s continuous oversight in strict adherence( and sometimes exceeding) the applicable legal requirements.“ EASA recognises that fatigue can be a serious safety hazard and needs to be identified and properly mitigated.... “ I don’t need this, my crew don’t need this, ” he was heard saying.... In addition, airlines are required to actively demonstrate how they manage crew fatigue.”....

A budget airline which serves 11 UK airports has become the first carrier used en masse by British holidaymakers to require flight crews to be vaccinated. Wizz Air, a Hungary-based carrier that flies Britons to popular summer destinations including France, Spain, Italy and Greece, announced all crew members and pilots will have to be jabbed against Covid-19 by December. Only in “ special circumstances ” will staff be allowed to take “ regular ” antigen or PCR tests in place of being vaccinated.

This isn’t new, ” United Airlines Holdings Inc CEO Scott Kirby said Tuesday in an interview on CNBC.“ My own assessment is that this goes all the way back to the McDonnell Douglas merger, and it started a change in culture.” Boeing acquired St.... Domhnal Slattery, the former CEO of lessor Avolon Holdings Ltd, reportedly lamented that Boeing had “ lost its way ” and likely requires “ fresh vision, maybe fresh leadership.” The last strawBut this time feels different.... The views expressed here