Jim Wilson

Air India Express is under scrutiny from India's aviation regulator for allegedly forging aircraft maintenance records and failing to comply with a key airworthiness directive. According to an internal memo cited by Reuters, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) flagged the low-cost airline in May 2025 for altering engine maintenance logs related to a CFM LEAP-1A-powered Airbus A320neo.

‘For this type of narrative and language to be used or storytelling and sentiment to be used by a commercial player is problematic on a number of different levels'

‘It aims to facilitate decision-making for prospecting, hiring, or admission activities for individuals trained abroad'

‘While this system is more elaborate than what might be required in smaller or rural communities, it may offer valuable considerations for other jurisdictions seeking to improve their event safety planning'

Workers fired in reprisal for asserting their rights under the Employment Standards Act, says government

A Delta Air Lines transatlantic flight was forced to make an emergency landing on a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean after experiencing engine trouble, stranding passengers for over 31 hours.

Worker died while performing maintenance on an excavator Alberta employer Delta Land Co. Inc. has been fined $350,000 after one of its workers died in the workplace.

India's Ministry of Civil Aviation has released its preliminary report on the deadly Air India Flight 171 crash, confirming that a cutoff in engine fuel supply led to the fatal accident. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed just seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, killing 260 people, including several on the ground.

South Korea is preparing to instruct all domestic airlines operating Boeing aircraft to inspect fuel cutoff switches, following a deadly Air India crash that killed 260 people. The move comes as global aviation regulators revisit a 2018 advisory issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concerning fuel switch locking mechanisms on Boeing jets.

The investigation into the deadly Air India crash in Ahmedabad is far from over, and it is premature to draw any conclusions based on initial findings, airline CEO Campbell Wilson stated in an internal memo on Monday July 14. His comments follow the release of a preliminary report by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).