Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Dec 14, 2018
EASA has certified a pilot cadet training program jointly developed by Airbus and Toulouse-based civil aviation university ENAC.
Dec 14, 2018
Led by United Airlines, the big three US carriers have embarked on yet another campaign against the three major Gulf carriers.
Dec 14, 2018
Icelandic LCC WOW Air will cut its aircraft fleet by nearly half and reduce its workforce by about 10%.
Dec 14, 2018
Japanese startup Euglena has completed construction of the country’s first demonstration plant for producing renewable jet and diesel fuel. The refinery in Tsurumi, Yokohama, is to begin operation in spring 2019.
Dec 13, 2018
The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the body responsible for implementing intra-African Open Skies, has named former Ethiopian CAA director general Tefera Mekonnen as its next secretary general (SG).
Feb 19, 2021
Representatives of European pilots and members of the European Parliament have called for an “open skies” agreement between the EU and Qatar to be paused in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb 18, 2021
The FAA is leveraging its wide-ranging flight data tracking and analysis contract with Aireon to monitor Boeing 737 MAX operations as part of the model’s return to service, using a pair of products to get real-time flight alerts.
Feb 18, 2021
Embraer said on Feb. 18 it was formally withdrawing its World Trade Organization (WTO) case against Canada and Bombardier over airliner manufacturing subsidies now that the issue is moot with Bombardier’s focus on business aviation.
Feb 18, 2021
This is a shortened version of the article EASA’s 737 MAX Work Underscores Growing Regulatory Divide by Sean Broderick. You can read the article in…
Feb 17, 2021
The FAA is giving affected Boeing 787 operators 45 days to inspect forward and aft cargo compartments for damaged decompression panels after inspections for a related issue turned up the new problem, the agency said.
Feb 17, 2021
Iceland’s air navigation service provider Isavia ANS announced Feb. 17 that it has implemented satellite-based surveillance of aircraft in its airspace.
Feb 17, 2021
Ryanair has lost its cases against state aid awarded to French and Swedish airlines, following two rulings by the EU’s Luxembourg-based General Court.
Feb 16, 2021
The government of Singapore will pour another S$870 million ($657.5 million) into its aviation sector, in an effort to help the Singapore air hub edge out competition as the industry claws its way to recovery.