Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Jun 14, 2019
The Russian government’s legislative commission has proposed setting a zero percent value-added tax (VAT) for aircraft registered in Russia to boost civil aviation development.
Jun 14, 2019
A European Union (EU)-backed project, which aims to produce jet fuel from concentrated sunlight, water and CO2, has synthesized its first “solar kerosene” under real field conditions, validating its technology and paving the way for higher-scale production.
Jun 12, 2019
CFM International is redesigning the bearing in the radial drive shaft of the LEAP-1B that powers the Boeing 737 MAX after five incidents in which an engine was shut down in-flight because an oil filter bypass warning light indicated in the cockpit.
Jun 12, 2019
British Airways (BA) pilots are considering a strike action after voting to reject the latest pay package offered by the airline.
Jun 12, 2019
ICAO and IATA have released new legal guidance on dealing with unruly passengers on board aircraft.
Jan 03, 2022
Behind the scenes of the aviation and telecommunications industries’ clash over 5G wireless transmissions, aviation standards organization RTCA is developing performance specifications for a new generation of radio altimeters that would be hardened against 5G interference.
Jan 03, 2022
The FAA has codified new protocols that expand how proposed pilot training for new aircraft is evaluated during certification, issuing guidance based on procedures used during the Boeing 737 MAX’s re-approval effort that also satisfies a U.S. Congressional mandate.
Jan 03, 2022
Telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon have refused a high-level U.S. government appeal to delay activating new 5G wireless networks on Jan. 5 as scheduled, offering instead to draw temporary exclusion zones around certain airports to protect against the possibility of interference with aircraft radio altimeters.
Jan 03, 2022
Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume Boeing 737 MAX operations in early 2022, while Indonesia’s government has cleared the model to fly again in its airspace.
Dec 31, 2021
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency issued a MC-21-30 type certificate Dec. 28, keeping a government promise to certify it in 2021.
Dec 31, 2021
Airlines for America petitioned the FCC to stop pending 5G wireless deployment until aviation industry concerns resolved.
Dec 22, 2021
The FAA will soon release draft final rules that details return-to-service requirements for Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777s, adopting Boeing-recommended nacelle modifications and new Pratt-developed fan blade inspection protocols.
Dec 22, 2021
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has ordered the suspension of vaccinated travel lane (VTL) tickets into Singapore for a month, from Dec. 22 to Jan. 21, 2022.