There is good news and bad news for the airline industry in Indonesia. On the upside, the country is experiencing an unprecedented growth of passengers, airlines and aircraft orders. But its civil aviation regulators are concerned that there will not be enough skilled personnel to handle the increase. Herry Bakti, head of the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DJPU), says: “There are too many aircraft coming in [to Indonesia]. It is easy to buy aircraft—but our job is to consider who will run and operate them.”

One sentence probably best sums up what makes Willie Walsh tick: “I guess the difference between me and many other airline CEOs is that I have the determination to tackle these issues and some others don't,” he told Aviation Week last year. When others pull back to avoid conflicts, he chooses to aggressively fight for what he believes is crucial. His remarkable success record bears out this particular style of corporate leadership.

Preliminary airline accident statistics from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for 2013 are cause for optimism, as accident numbers and fatalities declined and the air transport industry is addressing key trouble areas with a host of safety initiatives.

The date of the departure of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur was incorrectly stated in the March 17 edition (page 38). The aircraft veered from course and disappeared from most tracking screens on March 8.

The RTCA Special Committee 213 (SC 213), winner of Aviation Week's 2014 Avionics and Systems Laureate, is not so much a committee as it is a “Skunk Works” composed of the makers, users and regulators of advanced vision systems worldwide.

The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has thrown a harsh light on the fragile nature of internal and cross-border relationships in Southeast Asia, as a lack of coordination hampered both detection of the flightpath and response to its disappearance.

Although Airbus remains publicly ambivalent about its willingness to develop a reengined A330, a growing sector of the market is voicing support for the move.

Emirates has seen significant double-digit growth each year since it started in 1985, but this year promises to be more muted due to infrastructure work at its main hub.