Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
May 21, 2018
US scheduled charter operator JetSuite, in which JetBlue Airways and Qatar Airways have stakes, is the launch customer for Zunum Aero’s hybrid-electric regional aircraft, which is scheduled for delivery beginning in 2022. The company has options to buy up to 100 aircraft for both its JetSuite private charter and JetSuiteX public charter divisions.
May 18, 2018
A reported 108 people were killed May 18 when a Cubana de Aviacion Boeing 737-201 crashed shortly after takeoff from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport.
May 18, 2018
Reports are coming in that a Cubana Boeing 737 has crashed and exploded near Jose Marti International Airport in Havana. More details to follow.
May 18, 2018
A three-year battle started by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines against the major Gulf carriers appears to have ended with little to show for the millions of dollars of campaigning by the US airlines and affiliated unions.
May 18, 2018
Long-haul start-up Air Belgium has been granted Russian overflight permission, cementing its revised June 3 launch date.
Apr 17, 2020
Fewer flights, new security protocols, a smaller labor force and more consolidation likely lie ahead.
Apr 17, 2020
Aircraft manufacturers have to adapt to a “new normal”: significantly lower production over an extended period of time.
Apr 16, 2020
Boeing plans to resume production of its widebody commercial aircraft in the Puget Sound area factories starting as early as April 20 following…
Apr 16, 2020
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) denied motions from Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways to halt flying to dozens of markets across the country, signaling a refusal to budge on minimum service levels included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Apr 16, 2020
Less than half of the number of aircraft that were flying worldwide in January are flying now because of travel restrictions imposed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new satellite-based tracking data.
Apr 16, 2020
VIENNA–Air navigation service providers (ANSPs) must prepare to negotiate with airlines to reduce air traffic control (ATC) fees once traffic returns after the COVID-19 pandemic, Austro Control’s MD told Aviation Daily.
Apr 16, 2020
With the majority of fleets parked outside during the COVID-19 crisis, the MRO is looking to contingency plans for dealing with severe weather.
Apr 15, 2020
ICAO is getting preliminary feedback on a proposal that would create a virtual tunnel that only permits virus-free flight crew and potentially passengers to travel, and is confident that the idea, while complex, will yield a workable model for airlines to use post-pandemic.