Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Jun 18, 2019
Alitalia unions have sounded the alarm about ongoing uncertainty over the bankrupt carrier’s future after the deadline for a formal bid was pushed back yet again and the lineup of the investors set to take part remained unclear.
Jun 18, 2019
ACSS announced the SafeRoute+ retrofit system for reception and display of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) In target data from surrounding aircraft.
Jun 18, 2019
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) said it supported a simulated flight demonstration by the Netherlands Research Laboratory (NLR) that placed its MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in a civilian airport environment.
Jun 18, 2019
A three-day arbitration proceeding between American Airlines and its flight attendants has expired without conclusion, setting the stage for the dispute over the company’s attendance policy to drag on.
Jun 17, 2019
A federal judge in Northern Texas has issued a temporary restraining order instructing the unions representing American Airlines’ mechanics to end their support for an alleged work slowdown that the Dallas/Fort Worth-based carrier claims has resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations since February.
Jan 05, 2022
Changes to how pilot training standards are evaluated during commercial aircraft certification do not cover large business jets or other general aviation aircraft.
Jan 05, 2022
Hong Kong continues to take stiff measures to control the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant, temporarily banning passenger flights from eight countries.
Jan 04, 2022
Operators of certain Engine Alliance-powered Airbus A380s must conduct more frequent inspections of engine fan hubs and add a new check after regulators mandated manufacturer-recommended revisions.
Jan 04, 2022
AT&T and Verizon have agreed to delay deploying 5G wireless services using C-band spectrum for two weeks beyond the scheduled Jan. 5 start date, giving the FAA more time to prevent airspace system disruptions arising from the potential of interference with aircraft radio altimeters.
Jan 04, 2022
Korean Air has demonstrated the visual inspection of an aircraft using multiple drones simultaneously.
Jan 04, 2022
European travel regulations for air passengers—and others—have continued to change at a dizzying speed, with new measures and restrictions introduced in several countries immediately prior to, or during, the holiday period.
Jan 04, 2022
Cathay Pacific said it will fly a “skeleton passenger flight schedule” in January and has cancelled all cargo flights through at least Jan. 6 due to new regulations in Hong Kong.
Jan 04, 2022
Technical cooperation in aviation affairs between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will be strengthened following the signing of an agreement between the two sides.