The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has criticized the ALERT Act, a recent aviation safety bill introduced in the US House of Representatives, for not fully addressing key safety measures. The legislation comes in response to the January 29, 2025, midair collision in Washington DC, involving American Airlines Flight 5342Continue Reading
The expansion of traffic rights for Gulf carriers, particularly Emirates, has sparked sharp criticism from the Independent Flight Attendants’ Organization (UFO), the German union for cabin crew. The union condemns the German government’s recent move to grant additional landing rights to Emirates, warning that it exacerbates unfair competition in theContinue Reading
First conceived by the legendary Claude Dornier, the original Dornier 328 entered service in 1993. Even three decades later, approximately 150 of these aircraft remain in service globally. Today, under the leadership of Chief Engineer Thomas Ahn, himself once part of the original 328 team, Deutsche Aircraft is reclaiming thatContinue Reading
Every four years Iffy.news compiles PolitiFact-checks (with permission) to rate the veracity of political people. We convert their fact-checks into credibility scores, comparing pols, pundits, PACS, and partiesContinue Reading
Anatomy of an anti-vax fact-check: Consider the Source, Check the Site, Confirm the Content. Who made the claim, who published it, where’s the evidence?Continue Reading
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has reversed a long-stated position by approving the purchase of Spirit Airlines’ final two gate assets at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The deal, announced this week, comes amid Spirit’s restructure following the collapse of its merger with JetBlue, and subsequent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.Continue Reading