Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Jul 23, 2019
The US Senate voted along party lines July 23 to end debate on the nomination of Steve Dickson to serve as FAA administrator, clearing the way for the former Delta Air Lines executive’s likely confirmation.
Jul 23, 2019
British Airways (BA) on July 23 failed in a legal attempt to block a planned strike action by pilots, but immediately said it intends to appeal the decision.
Jul 23, 2019
Attention-grabbing as it might be, the flight-shame movement to persuade people to not fly is misinformed and misguided.
Jul 23, 2019
IATA is closely monitoring the potential aviation impact of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reiterating World Health Organization (WHO) guidance that air connectivity should be maintained.
Jul 23, 2019
The heads of unions representing North American pilots and aviation workers gave US lawmakers a rundown of their top safety-related legislative priorities at a hearing of the US House Aviation Subcommittee on July 18.
Mar 03, 2022
Shipping rates are rising again in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while the inability of Russian-owned freighters to operate as usual takes significant capacity out of the market.
Mar 02, 2022
Beyond removing passenger and routine air cargo links between Russia and the U.S., the ban will have aerospace supply-chain implications.
Mar 02, 2022
As airspace over Russia and Ukraine is effectively closed, except for domestic flights in the former, the most immediate consequence of the war for airlines is the impact on carriers’ flight operations.
Mar 02, 2022
Turboprops accounted for all but one of 2021’s fatal airliner accidents, with more attention to be paid to improving safety in that market sector as a result, IATA’s 2021 safety performance report revealed.
Mar 02, 2022
Airlines forced to cancel operations through Russian airspace connecting Europe and Asia are generally re-routing south, but the old Arctic route via Anchorage has become of interest again.
Mar 01, 2022
Sanctions targeting Russia’s airlines and broader economy will disrupt one of the strongest post-downturn domestic-market recoveries and put much of its international flying at immediate risk.
Mar 01, 2022
Eyes are on China to finally relax its strict COVID measures now that the rest of Asia is largely open for business.
Mar 01, 2022
Russia is maintaining air connection to Europe with its ally Belarus as well as Serbia and Turkey.