Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Aug 20, 2019
Air France-KLM LCC Transavia pilots’ union SPL has filed a strike notice from Sept. 1 to Oct. 15, saying there is insufficient representation of union bodies at talks over the future of Transavia and that Air France pilots’ union, SNPL, has too much say in Transavia’s future.
Aug 19, 2019
Delta Air Lines pilots are asking the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to put conditions on the airline’s transatlantic joint venture (JV) with Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic, saying they have “serious concerns” about how Delta has divided service growth among crews under its immunized partnership with Virgin.
Aug 16, 2019
What has happened in Hong Kong this week amounts to one thing: Beijing bullying.
Aug 16, 2019
The crash of Norway’s first electric aircraft is being portrayed by local media as a blow to the country’s plan to electrify all domestic aviation by 2040.
Aug 16, 2019
Ryanair is facing further backlash from its Irish and UK pilots, after Irish union Fórsa walked out of pay negotiations and UK union BALPA accused the airline of adopting “bully boy tactics” to avert an Aug. 22 strike.
Mar 31, 2022
Lilium's chief operating officer explained to Aviation Week why certification of its Lilium Jet had slipped.
Mar 29, 2022
China has issued visas to NTSB investigators and U.S.-based technical advisors representing other key stakeholders, clearing the way for them to travel to the country and join the China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 accident investigation.
Mar 28, 2022
FAA’s fiscal 2023 baseline budget request of $18.6 billion includes $17.5 million to support aircraft certification reform mandates, including funds for adding more than 50 positions.
Mar 28, 2022
The FAA appointed Billy Nolen, leader of the agency’s aviation safety unit, as its next acting administrator, taking over after the departure of current Administrator Steve Dickson at the end of March.
Mar 28, 2022
As the EU enforces sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s air transport industry has new problems to solve, ranging from the financial health of its carriers to air traffic management and a post-war relationship with Russia.
Mar 28, 2022
The Hong Kong government has taken another step toward reducing COVID-19 travel restrictions for airlines, prompting Cathay Pacific to incrementally boost its schedule.
Mar 27, 2022
Rescuers recovered China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735’s flight data recorder March 27, and investigators are encouraged that damage to the unit will not prevent it from yielding valuable clues that will help explain what brought the aircraft down.
Mar 25, 2022
The CEOs of the largest U.S. airlines called on President Joe Biden to remove the federal mask mandate for commercial air travel, which they said is “no longer aligned with the reality” of the current epidemiological situation.