IFALPA Daily News – 6 November 2013‏

Dear Colleagues,
The IFALPA Daily News is now available online.
Here are today’s top headlines. To read more, click on the title:
LIAT flights disrupted as pilots strike
A strike by LIAT pilots led to the cancellation of at least nine LIAT routes on Tuesday, the company
said.
IATA issues aviation cyber attack warning
Aviation is potentially vulnerable to cyber attack as it faces new computer-based security threats,
IATA has warned.
FAA unveils stricter training standards for pilots
New training requirements put into place by the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday
include tougher proficiency requirements for pilots who fly commercial airlines.
El Al nixes Eilat night flights over safety worries
El Al will cancel its night flights to Eilat, the company announced Tuesday, two months after it
canceled its daytime flights from Tel Aviv to the southern resort town over a decision by the Civil
Aviation Authority to set a new flight route for the planes.
Is Canadian air travel less safe than other developed countries?
On the face of it, Canadian air safety appears worse than the other developed countries.
ATSB reviews stall warning occurrences
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a research report examining every
incident of stall warning activation between 2008 and 2012 in transport-category aircraft
operating in Australian airspace.
 
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Obituary
Captain Jan Bartelski, former IFALPA President (1968-1970)
Jan Bartelski, who has died aged 91, was a Polish-born pilot and airline captain who, as president of
the International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Association (IFALPA), made an important contribution
to safer air travel.