Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jul 05, 2019
A Virgin Atlantic made an emergency landing at Boston Airport shortly after taking off from New York JFK July 4 after a fire broke out in one of the passenger seats.
Jul 05, 2019
Qantas has selected the second of two sites for the pilot training academy it is establishing to help address growing pilot hiring needs.
Jul 05, 2019
Pilots at Air France regional subsidiary Air France HOP may strike because they want to be moved onto Air France contracts.
Jul 04, 2019
Australian regulators have given interim approval to a partnership between Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic that will see them cooperate in the Australia-UK market.
Jul 03, 2019
Etihad Airways is seeing a leap in demand for the services of its pilot training division, Etihad Aviation Training (EAT), the Abu Dhabi-based carrier said June 27.
Feb 02, 2022
New draft guidance on flight path management represents a major milestone in FAA’s years-long effort to address shortcomings in training and operational procedures linked to how pilots ensure aircraft are moving safely and under control. 
Feb 02, 2022
Langhorne Bond, a former FAA administrator whose focus on safety extended far beyond aviation, died Jan. 29 in Marshall, Va.
Feb 02, 2022
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) has become the latest European aviation entity to have a major cash infusion approved by the European Commission (EC).
Feb 02, 2022
Ministers from seven European countries have written to the European Commission (EC) calling for more ambition on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) targets, including allowing member states to set their own targets on top of an EU-wide minimum.
Feb 01, 2022
The UK government has launched an industry consultation over proposed changes to its passenger rights regulations, following the country’s exit from the European Union (Brexit).
Feb 01, 2022
ICAO Council member states have expressed concerns that Belarus may have held back information during the UN agency’s fact-finding investigation into the diversion of Ryanair FR4978 to Minsk in May 2021.
Jan 28, 2022
Airworthiness directives (ADs) mandating 5G-related flight restrictions that go beyond low-visibility operations highlight the complexity of protecting aircraft from potential interference while regulators quantify the risks and work on permanent fixes. 
Jan 26, 2022
Management at Changi Airport have managed to facilitate travel through the airport thanks to comprehensive coronavirus-prevention measures, but now they are looking to find ways to reduce friction.