NEWS JetBlue flight #B6401 from Boston to New Orleans is declaring an emergency and diverting to New York

A JetBlue flight headed to New Orleans was forced to make an emergency landing at Kennedy Airport Monday afternoon when a passenger reported having chest pains, according to the Port Authority Police Department. The Airbus A320 was diverted about 50 minutes into the flight because of the 78-year-old man’s medical emergency. The passenger has a…

NEWS EASA publishes new training requirements for upset prevention and recovery

Upset prevention and recovery training (photo: ICATEE) The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the publication of new training requirements for airline pilots to prevent loss of control situations. The so called “upset prevention and recovery training” (UPRT) requirements aim to better train pilots in order to face…