Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Sep 03, 2019
Five Democratic US Senators are urging the Department of Transportation (DOT) to examine the “potentially anti-competitive” restrictions some carriers place on third-party price comparison websites.
Sep 03, 2019
Delta Air Lines pilots are urging the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to review the Delta-Aeroméxico transborder joint venture (JV), saying the increased US job and career opportunities promised by the alliance have failed to materialize.
Sep 03, 2019
Cathay Pacific Airways is implementing new inspection protocols and taking some staff off flight duties as the Hong Kong-based carrier continues to investigate how oxygen bottles were emptied on three aircraft in recent weeks.
Sep 03, 2019
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) executive director Patrick Ky said there is “still a lot of work to be performed” before it will allow the Boeing 737 MAX to return to service.
Aug 30, 2019
The European Commission (EC) has been outspoken lately in its defense of Air Italy as a European Union carrier. And the EC been equally outspoken on the need for strong safeguards to guarantee fair conditions for competition, including in its recently-initialed Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement with the State of Qatar.
Apr 28, 2022
China’s busiest airport Guangzhou Baiyun has canceled more than 1,000 flights after three airport staff tested positive for COVID-19 on the evening of April 27.
Apr 27, 2022
Another delay in the 777X program for first deliveries to occur in 2025 is a good indication of the depth and breadth of issues that Boeing Commercial Aircraft as a company is facing.
Apr 27, 2022
Flights to Poland’s capital Warsaw could be severely limited from May 1 amid a dispute with air traffic controllers over pay and working conditions.
Apr 26, 2022
A large white tent in the middle of an English Midland town center parking lot is providing the advanced air mobility industry with a sense of the infrastructure it may need to serve its customers.
Apr 26, 2022
It is widely held that sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are the best near-term solution to decarbonizing aviation, but huge demand and miniscule supply makes their adoption unfeasible on a widescale basis.
Apr 26, 2022
Airbus has scored a key point in its legal dispute with Qatar Airways over surface quality issues on the airline’s A350 fleet that could make an eventual settlement more likely.
Apr 26, 2022
Russian carriers will not be allowed to add any new air services to the U.S., or codeshare with U.S. carriers, after the U.S. FAA downgraded Russia’s air safety rating to Category 2.
Apr 26, 2022
Washington Dulles is proposing the construction of a new 14-gate concourse for regional airline flights.