On July 28, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) released a report into a fatal helicopter crash on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Japan Airlines (JAL), undergoing state-backed restructuring, has almost entirely put on hold its training program for 151 future pilots, keeping some trainees at home on standby since last December, JAL sources said on June 3.The airline is concerned about overstaffing stemming from the planned curtailment of its flight network, the sources said, adding that the carrier said the training could be suspended for up to two years.

Airlines should create and enforce policies to ensure that pilots focus on flying their planes safely instead of being distracted by laptop computers and other devices, the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on April 26.

WorkCover New South Wales has issued Qantas with two improvement notices relating to staff training for emergency evacuations and baggage handling.

On Nov. 16, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in the wake of a fatal summer mid-air helicopter-light airplane collision, finalized rules to take effect later in the week for low-altitude flights in the crowded corridor over the Hudson River separating the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey.

On Nov. 17, a Beijing-based private aviation school was sued for more than 7 million yuan after violating a contract to train pilots from a state-owned airline.

On November 14, British Airways (BA) and the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) held a signing ceremony to ink a three-year partnership agreement. Kevin McQuillan, British Airways' Regional General Manager Fast East, and Dr Rolf D. Cremer, Vice President and Dean of CEIBS, attended the event. Mr. McQuillan also spoke at a Panel Discussion during "2009 EU Day at CEIBS", organized on the same day.

On Oct. 24, Xiamen Airlines inked a Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement with the country's leading aviation university - Civil Aviation University of China (also known as "CAUC"), sources told CARNOC.com.

Passengers riding China Eastern Airlines' expo routes next year can look forward to being served by attractive, professional flight stewardesses.

On Sep. 8, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Training & Flight Services Vice President, Sherry Carbary, urged the industry to stand together through the current economic challenges by lowering training costs, increasing efficiency and embracing competency-based training programs.