Tag: crew members
US Senator: TSA must address Known Crew Member program concerns
Chief Assignment Editor- October 16, 2019 18:21Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security, today sent a letter to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expressing his concern over recent changes ... Read More
War or Terror in the Gulf of Oman? Oil Tankers in flames, crew rescued and taken to Iran
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 13, 2019 09:27A maritime safety group warned earlier today of an unspecific threat in the Gulf Oman urging extreme caution amid US- Iran tension. The near the Strait of Hormuz is a ... Read More
Christopher Columbus’ replica ship to sail back to America for Tall Ships Erie 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- June 12, 2019 17:55A replica of the ship that discovered America will start its next exploration at Lake Erie. The historic NAO SANTA MARÍA will be sailing into Lake Erie for the 2019 ... Read More
Seven tourists drown as Danube sightseeing boat collides with another ship, sinks in Budapest
Chief Assignment Editor- May 29, 2019 23:10A tourist boat with dozens of people on board has collided with another vessel and capsized on the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary. There were at least 34 people on ... Read More
Swoop: Cabin crew have right to choose their representation
Chief Assignment Editor- May 27, 2019 23:50Swoop, a Canadian ultra low-cost airline owned by WestJet, today issued the following statement from President Steven Greenway regarding the application for certification by the Canadian Union of Public Employees ... Read More
Maritime security the Seychelles way
Alain St.Ange- May 25, 2019 02:42Africa’s smallest nation is setting a standard for safe sustainable seas through the prosecution of pirates, international maritime cooperation, and proactive measures to protect its exclusive economic zone. As the ... Read More
Montréal to welcome over 113,000 cruise passengers in 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- May 16, 2019 19:05In 2019, 24 cruise ships representing 17 different companies will make 76 stops in the Port of Montréal. In total, they will bring more than 113,000 passengers and crew members ... Read More
Air Canada’s union: TSB rule on leaving carry-on baggage behind in an emergency must be implemented
Chief Assignment Editor- May 15, 2019 23:45The union representing Air Canada's flight attendants is asking Transport Canada to implement the now two-year-old Transportation Safety Board recommendation on leaving carry-on baggage behind during an emergency. "The recent ... Read More
Miami Air International crash in Jacksonville: Statement from Pilot Unio
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 5, 2019 04:02The president of the Airline Professionals Association, Teamsters Local 1224, Captain Daniel C. Wells, released the following statement regarding the Miami Air International Flight 293 incident Friday evening in Jacksonville. Teamsters ... Read More
Lufthansa brings back New York, London and Paris city guides
Chief Assignment Editor- May 2, 2019 18:02Lufthansa’s travel guides to select destinations around the world are available again. For New York, Paris and London, with Vienna and Rome coming this fall, the Lufthansa City Guide provides ... Read More
Allegiant announces new Senior Vice President, Flight Crew Operations
Chief Assignment Editor- May 1, 2019 22:48Allegiant has announced that Tracy Tulle has been appointed to the role of senior vice president, flight crew operations. Tulle, an industry veteran who has led Allegiant's in-flight services since ... Read More
American Airlines makes emergency landing with bloodied windshield
editor- April 1, 2019 19:43On a morning American Airlines flight #2163 from Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, to LaGuardia airport in New York, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing after a flock ... Read More
Aviation Safety: Fatigue management
editor- March 28, 2019 22:16In aviation operations, managing fatigue is important because it diminishes an individual’s ability to perform almost all operational tasks. This clearly has implications for operational efficiency, but in situations where individuals are undertaking ... Read More
European policymakers praise Qatar Airways all-female flight
Chief Assignment Editor- March 12, 2019 18:12Qatar Airways celebrated a landmark flight on Sunday 10 March as its scheduled service from Brussels to Doha was operated by a crew made up entirely of 15 women. The ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines CEO statement about the cause of the crash of ET302
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 14:55In a press conference held at Ethiopian Airlines Headquarters this afternoon in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Tewolde GebreMariam answered questions in regards to the crash of ET 302 today. ... Read More
Mayday on TK1 from Istanbul to JFK after severe turbulence over New England
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 07:54Turkish Airlines Flight One, non-stop service from Istanbul landed at JFK Airport New York at 5.35pm Saturday night. Prior to landing the captain of this Boeing 777 with 326 passengers ... Read More
China Airlines 747 passenger jet pilot falls asleep mid-flight at 35,000 feet
Chief Assignment Editor- February 22, 2019 15:35China Airlines senior pilot has been filmed by his colleague asleep at the controls of a 747 passenger jet in slightly terrifying recently released footage. Those with a fear of ... Read More
Flying to Hawaii unsafe on a B737-800? Boeing declines to comment
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 7, 2019 00:58Is it safe flying a Southwest Airline B737-800 aircraft from North America to Hawaii? This is a question many experts are asking these days. A Boeing spokesperson responded: "We are ... Read More
Cruise tourism benefits Western Cape
Alain St.Ange- January 28, 2019 21:19The MS Queen Elizabeth and the MSC Musica luxury cruise liners docked at Cape Town harbour on Friday, January 18, bringing a wave of economic opportunities to the city’s shores ... Read More
Airline says it’s body odor, passengers say it’s anti-Semitism
Chief Assignment Editor- January 26, 2019 16:35A couple and their 19-month-old daughter, booted from their American Airlines, after passengers complained about their 'overpowering body odor', say they were unfairly targeted because they are Jewish. Yossi Adler, ... Read More
‘Attempted hijacking’: Aeroflot passenger demands to be flown to Afghanistan
Chief Assignment Editor- January 22, 2019 15:34Russian Aeroflot Flight SU1515 was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger attempted to hijack the aircraft, demanding that the plane be diverted to Afghanistan. Aeroflot Boeing 737 ... Read More
$108.5 million awarded for Port Canaveral new cruise terminal construction
Chief Assignment Editor- January 9, 2019 00:39The Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners unanimously approved at a special meeting on Tuesday awarding Merritt Island-based Ivey’s Construction Inc. a $78.98 million contract for the Port’s Cruise Terminal ... Read More
Thrill seekers with $105K to spare invited to visit Titanic
Chief Assignment Editor- January 8, 2019 17:20An American company, which had previously planned to dive to the Titanic wreck site in May 2018, announced that it will be conducting a so-called Titanic Survey Expedition this year. ... Read More
African pirates attack ship with Russian crew, kidnap six sailors
Chief Assignment Editor- January 4, 2019 23:20The pirates attacked the Panama-flagged ship MSC Mandy with a Russian crew off the coast of Benin in West Africa. According to Russia’s Maritime and River Transport agency and the ... Read More
Indian male stripper onboard Air India Express dropped all his clothes
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 31, 2018 07:54Naked and forced by flight attendants to cover himself in a blanket, Surendra was onboard Air India Express flight (IX 194) on Saturday traveling from Dubai to the Northern Indian ... Read More
6 people killed in Democratic Republic of Congo plane crash
Chief Assignment Editor- December 21, 2018 15:35A Russian-made plane with 23 people were onboard crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Gomair’s An-26 plane, which had been chartered by the Independent National Electoral Commission of the ... Read More
Lufthansa: Working while others go on vacation
Chief Assignment Editor- December 19, 2018 20:10Achim Bergmann will be celebrating Christmas with his family this year – just like any other year. His wife’s birthday is on 23 December, both kids are studying in different ... Read More
Airlines for America Forecasts Busy Air Travel this Holiday Season
Dmytro Makarov- December 10, 2018 22:20Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today projected that 45.7 million passengers will travel on U.S. airlines over the 18-day winter holiday travel ... Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
Guam holds seaside memorial for the SMS Cormoran II
eTN Managing Editor- April 29, 2017 01:19On Friday, April 7, 2017, the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) was joined by local and international dignitaries to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the scuttling of the SMS Cormoran II. ... Read More
Guam remembers the SMS Cormoran II at Sea
eTN Managing Editor- April 29, 2017 00:23Guam has celebrated the 100th anniversary of the scuttling of the SMS Cormoran II, a historic ship where the first shot fired by the US took place in World War ... Read More
Author of “Flight of the Cormoran” finds love of the open sea
editor- April 4, 2017 08:00A civilian employee of the Navy, Herbert Ward first came to Guam in 1953. Read More
Herbert T. Ward finds his passion aboard the Cormoran
Nell Alcantara- April 3, 2017 16:39On Friday, April 7, 2017, the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) will commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the scuttling of the SMS Cormoran II. The ship has a unique story that ... Read More
Princess Cruises brings premium cruising to East Malaysia and Brunei
editor- December 3, 2015 22:05SINGAPORE – Carnival Corporation & plc today announced that its Princess Cruises brand is capitalizing on the growing popularity of cruise travel in this region by bringing premium cruise experience Read More
5 killed in cruise ship safety drill gone wrong
editor- February 12, 2013 11:02LA PALMA, Canary Islands - A safety drill gone wrong on a cruise ship resulted in the death of five crew members in Spain's Canary Islands, Thomson Cruises said. Read More
Virgin America and Virgin Blue crew exchange takes Off
editor- December 15, 2010 03:41SAN FRANCISCO - Virgin America, the California-based airline, announces it is welcoming Virgin Blue crew members to its award-winning in-flight team. Read More