Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Dec 12, 2018
IATA expects “significant disruption” to air travel in case the UK leaves the European Union (EU) with no deal agreed on Brexit.
Dec 12, 2018
Air New Zealand has reached a tentative deal with its engineers’ unions that will avert a planned pre-Christmas strike.
Dec 11, 2018
European and US regulators have expanded a software-upgrade mandate to CFM International LEAP-1B engines that ensures Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft will not experience engine-fan-speed issues caused by extremely cold weather.
Dec 11, 2018
Air New Zealand continues mediation talks with its two engineers’ unions to avoid a pre-Christmas three-day strike. The unions earlier this week announced plans to strike Dec. 21, then later confirmed they have also scheduled strikes Dec. 22 and 23.
Dec 10, 2018
FAA has extended a prohibition on US flights over Syria until Dec. 30, 2020, citing the “threat to civil aviation from the multifaceted conflict and extremist threat, and militant activity.”
Feb 12, 2021
U.S. pilot unions are joining airlines and manufacturers in opposing a potential coronavirus test requirement for domestic U.S. airline passengers, though a mandate to move forward with the proposal does not seem imminent.
Feb 12, 2021
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended the duration of its 80% limit on how much pre-COVID-19 capacity airlines in the country are allowed to fly.
Feb 12, 2021
The EU is pressing on with increasing the performance of its navigation satellites, despite slow adoption among airlines.
Feb 12, 2021
France’s transport minister has called for “fair competition” regarding conditions set to be imposed by the European Commission (EC) on a planned state recapitalization of Air France-KLM.
Feb 11, 2021
Despite entering 2020 in a good financial position and implementing “drastic measures” to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, Sweden’s airport operator Swedavia recorded a loss for the year of SEK 1.28 billion ($154 million) compared to a profit of SEK583 million in 2019.
Feb 11, 2021
A manufacturing defect is being cited as the reason for a November 2020 uncontained engine failure incident involving a Volga-Dnepr An-124 super heavy cargo aircraft, according to the head of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency.
Feb 10, 2021
Democratic House lawmakers proposed an additional $26 billion to help struggling airlines, airports and manufacturers survive the air travel downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb 10, 2021
Ethiopian Airlines has decided to continue operating the Boeing 737 MAX and now plans to return the aircraft to service in July.