Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Jul 25, 2018
Las Vegas-based ultra-LCC Allegiant Air has asked for a court order that would prohibit its pilots from striking over the lack of progress on a new scheduling system, claiming the move would violate their collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
Jul 25, 2018
Irish LCC Ryanair has served 90 days “protective notice” on over 100 Dublin-based pilots and 200 cabin crew, in an escalation of a labor-relations dispute that will see it shift at least six Dublin-based aircraft to Polish charter carrier Ryanair Sun.
Jul 24, 2018
Four US international airlines are reportedly about to change how they refer to Taiwan.
Jul 24, 2018
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold an investigative hearing Nov. 14 focused on the CFM International engine model involved an inflight engine failure earlier this year on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700.
Jul 24, 2018
UK LCC easyJet, International Airlines Group (IAG), Irish LCC Ryanair and Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air have formally complained to the European Commission, arguing that frequent French air traffic control (ATC) strikes are restricting freedom of movement within the European Union (EU).
Jul 02, 2020
The preliminary report on May 22’s crash of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight 8303 (PK8303) leaves many unanswered questions about the accident sequence.
Jul 02, 2020
Quarantine regulations pose as much of a threat to restoring air links in the Middle East and Africa as the COVID-19 pandemic itself, according to IATA.
Jul 02, 2020
Hawaiian Airlines is reinstating service on several routes to the U.S. mainland now that Hawaii is lifting its 14-day quarantine requirement for out-of-state travelers, providing they have already tested negative for COVID-19 prior to traveling.
Jul 01, 2020
WASHINGTON—A U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on the Boeing 737 MAX’s certification underscores the inadequacy of communication between Boeing and the FAA that helped set the stage for two fatal accidents and the model’s ongoing grounding.
Jul 01, 2020
These corridors are a key feature of the agency’s first concept of operations, ConOps 1.0, for urban air mobility.
Jun 30, 2020
The 36-member ICAO Council has adjusted the baseline for its Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) program,…
Jun 30, 2020
EASA has pulled operator approvals for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Vision Air International, a Karachi-based charter and cargo carrier, in the aftermath of Pakistan’s pilot-licensing scandal.
Jun 30, 2020
Inclusion of the U.S. in the latest EU travel ban may make sense from a public health standpoint, but it’s bad news for airlines taking their first steps to recovery on both sides of the Atlantic.