Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Mar 12, 2019
The Trump Administration is seeking to send $51.7 billion to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY2020, a 5% increase over the previous year’s enacted level, according to estimates released by the Office of Management and Budget on March 11.
Mar 12, 2019
The immediate aftermath of the Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX crash is stunning. While it is not unprecedented for the aviation authorities and airlines of non-US countries to diverge from FAA on when an aircraft grounding is necessary, it is unusual. And the scale of this divergence is unprecedented.
Mar 12, 2019
The last control inputs from the flight deck of Atlas Air Boeing 767-300ER that dove into a marshy bay on approach to Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Feb. 23 included maximum thrust and nose-down elevator deflection, a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) update reveals.
Mar 12, 2019
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) decided March 12 to suspend all Boeing 737 MAX flight operations in Europe until further notice.
Mar 12, 2019
Several US senators are urging the FAA to follow the lead of countries including China, Germany and France by temporarily grounding all Boeing 737 MAX 8s, following the deadly crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 on March 10.
Jul 07, 2021
Over 100 states are now participating in ICAO’s CORSIA carbon-offsetting scheme, after 16 island and lesser-developed states volunteered to join the initiative.
Jul 07, 2021
A look at how recent engine failures have led to increased engine testing, analysis and nacelle modifications.
Jul 06, 2021
Existing aeronautical standards are not adequate for certifying artificial intelligence (AI) with safety-critical systems, and new means of compliance will have to be developed, concludes a report jointly issued by standards developers SAE International and Eurocae.
Jul 06, 2021
In light of impending new European legislation covering emissions trading, renewable energy targets and CO2 limits, aviation industry players have demanded lawmakers set ambitious sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) targets.
Jul 06, 2021
The Indian government has decided to raise its cap on airline domestic operations, allowing Indian carriers to add back more capacity as demand increases.
Jul 06, 2021
A Kamchatskoe Air Enterprise An-26 turboprop has crashed on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East with 28 people on board.
Jul 02, 2021
The NTSB is sending a team of seven investigators to determine the cause of the crash, which involved a 45-year-old airframe operated by Rhoades Aviation for Hawaii-based cargo carrier Transair.
Jul 02, 2021
When it comes to certification, major derivatives are often more difficult and sometimes as expensive and more taxing than all-new alternatives.