Runway ends at Kozhikode Calicut International Airport (CCJ), where Air India Express Boeing 737-800 was involved in a fatal runway excursion Aug. 7, were adjusted to create more runoff space for aircraft in 2019, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) document shows. 

A warning of abnormal pressurization forced the flight crew of a Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A330-300 to make an emergency descent at 3,600 ft. per minute on Aug. 9.

COVID-19 has slowed the FAA’s 17-year march toward airspace modernization. 

The U.S. State Department has lifted its broad “do not travel” warning for U.S. citizens that had been in place since March, instead moving to a country-by-country warning system.

EASA has warned that the pitot tubes of aircraft returning to service after grounding during the COVID-19 pandemic should be carefully checked, following an upsurge in safety incidents.

The UK government is considering adding France to a list of countries requiring a 14-day quarantine for arrivals, UK media reported. 

During a three-day exercise, the U.S. Air Force assessed F-35 tactics and the viability of the fifth-generation fighter to provide access for friendly forces behind enemy lines in support of the B-2 and RQ-170.

The FAA will essentially have a new system for managing high-altitude air traffic once upgrades to the current En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system are completed in 2025, the Transportation Department inspector general reports.