Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
May 09, 2018
Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg has said making sure Airbus and Boeing are held to the same requirements or given the same opportunities in any Iranian aircraft sales will be the top priority now that President Donald Trump is withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal.
May 09, 2018
The European Commission has cleared the way for United Technologies Corp. (UTC) to buy Rockwell Collins, assuming the divestiture of businesses in actuators, pilot controls, ice protection and oxygen systems.
May 09, 2018
Airbus expects to be bound by the Trump administration’s new prohibitions against selling US aircraft and parts to Iran even if Europe maintains a more business-friendly approach to the Persian Gulf nation, a top executive said.
May 09, 2018
US lawmakers, grappling with the rapid proliferation of drones and how to safely integrate them into the commercial airspace, sought expert insight at a Senate hearing May 8.
May 09, 2018
World Trade Organization (WTO) appeals judges are expected to hand down a long-anticipated decision on the dispute between the US and European Union (EU) over whether EU payments to Airbus constitute illegal subsidies.
Apr 07, 2020
IATA plans to hold a series of regional meetings with governments and other stakeholders to determine under what conditions air traffic can be resumed once the coronavirus crisis is under better control.
Apr 07, 2020
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has extended the temporary ban on all international flights to the country from April 6 to April 18 as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Apr 07, 2020
The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) is urging aviation stakeholders to only seek financial help from Malaysia’s government “as a last resort” with fiscal resources stretched amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Apr 06, 2020
Boeing will suspend its 787 production and some related work at its North Charleston, South Carolina facility on April 8 “until further notice,”…
Apr 06, 2020
A handful of U.S. carriers updated the markets over the weekend on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the results were not pretty. Delta Air…
Apr 06, 2020
Aviation industry labor unions called on the U.S. government to enforce medical guidelines to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, saying their members risk ongoing exposure to infection despite a dramatic decline in air travel.
Apr 06, 2020
Transport ministers in France, Germany, Italy and Spain have written to European Commissioner for Transport Adina-Ioana Valean asking for funding to help COVID-19 crisis-hit transport companies.
Apr 03, 2020
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has put airlines on notice that customers must be “refunded promptly” for all flights canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.