Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
May 23, 2018
Lufthansa Group network airlines will introduce an “Economy Light” fare on routes to North America for the summer 2018 season.
May 22, 2018
Two UK companies aiming to detect unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) close to airports have trialed a new system that they say can detect not only the presence of the small vehicles but the location of their operator.
May 22, 2018
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is expecting to see further European airline consolidation through winter 2018, as higher fuel prices begin to bite, creating potential opportunities for the Irish LCC.
May 22, 2018
Mexican civil aviation authorities are conducting a special inspection of the charter operator at the center of the May 18 accident in Havana, and have suspended the company's operation until further notice.
May 21, 2018
A US-China Open Skies agreement is an unlikely prospect in the near future, a Washington panel agreed Monday, but some welcomed the principle of such an agreement while one US economist said China should be treated “like we treated the Soviet Union.”
Apr 21, 2020
The U.S. Treasury Department has disbursed an initial round of financial aid to passenger airlines worth $2.9 billion, as a deal was finalized with six large carriers over terms related to payroll assistance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Apr 21, 2020
By mid-April, a White House-sponsored airlift to deliver urgently needed medical supplies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic had completed 45 flights.
Apr 21, 2020
Emirates' latest COVID-19 safety measures give a shocking glimpse of what post-lockdown travel could look like, with ground and cabin crew wearing full protective clothing and a ban on large items of hand luggage.
Apr 20, 2020
The Thai government is reported to be evaluating a request for THB24.15 billion ($736 million) in financial aid submitted by eight local airlines that have seen their businesses decimated by the COVID-19 crisis.
Apr 17, 2020
WASHINGTON—The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) on April 17 rebuked the FAA over the agency’s “unwillingness” to enforce federal guidelines to…
Apr 17, 2020
Las Vegas-based LCC Allegiant Air published a detailed analysis of its required summer flying under terms attached to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and…
Apr 17, 2020
The FAA plans to require Boeing 737 MAX operators to replace a poorly designed engine-access door component with an updated version.
Apr 17, 2020
A group of U.S. Senate Democrats called on airlines to release an estimated $10 billion in full cash refunds for flights canceled by passengers owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.