Washington: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed stricter criteria for qualification requirements for first officers who fly for U.S. passenger and cargo airlines. The proposed rule would require first officers, also known as co-pilots, to hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, requiring 1,500 hours of pilot flight time. Currently, first officers are [...]

Washington: The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated seven key members and associates of the Brothers’ Circle crime syndicate as well as the largest group within the Japanese Yakuza, the Yamaguchi-gumi, and two Yamaguchi-gumi leaders. The Brothers’ Circle (f.k.a. Family of Eleven; f.k.a. The Twenty) is a multi-ethnic criminal group composed of leaders and [...]