The market implications of safety perceptions
The MH17 and MH370 tragedies will have an immediate impact on how people chose their airline and how airlines are marketed according to Avlaw Aviation Consulting International Chairman Ron Bartsch.
Qantas say Iraq flight path safe despite MH17 disaster
Top officials from the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation, as well as groups that represent the world's air carriers, airports and air navigation service providers will attend tomorrow's meeting, which comes in the wake of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine.
Fliers unfazed by horror year in the skies
Australian travellers have not been spooked by one of the worst weeks in commercial aviation history and there has been no discernable effect on new bookings, travel agents say.
BBC: Ron Bartsch discussing Malaysia Airlines doubt
The deadline has passed for Malaysia Airlines' customers to cancel their tickets without penalty and get a full refund if they have decided not to fly.
Lateline: Ron Bartsch “independent aviation body needed”
In the wake of the MH17 disaster the international civil aviation organisation will hold an emergency meeting in Canada overnight to discuss the risks of commercial planes flying over war zones.
MH17: Call to overrule countries on ‘hostile’ airspace
An Australian aviation safety expert has proposed the aviation industry develop a system for categorising airspace similar to that used for cyclones to improve airlines' ability to assess conflict zone risks.
$66 more each was enough to bypass Ukraine
Flight MH17 'could have avoided Ukrainian airspace for an extra $66 per passenger'
Without Decoys, MH17 pilots couldn’t avoid missile
The Malaysia Airlines (MAS) pilots were unlikely to have been able to dodge an anti-aircraft missile believed to have downed their MH17 jetliner even if they saw it heading towards them, The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported.
Avlaw Aviation Consulting Aviation expert questions MH17 Ukraine route
The former head of safety at Qantas has questioned whether Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 should have been flying over the eastern Ukraine given the heightened state of the conflict with Russia.
