Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
May 04, 2018
Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac will submit his resignation next week after a majority of Air France employees rejected a pay proposal in a staff-wide consultation that had been his high-stakes bid to extract the airline from a costly labor relations crisis.
May 04, 2018
ICAO has signed an MOU with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to cooperate on international air transport security.
May 04, 2018
ICAO is involved in moves that could lead to improved aviation cooperation between North and South Korea.
May 03, 2018
The US National Transportation Safety board (NTSB) has released evidence from its ongoing investigation of an incident at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on July 7, 2017 in which an Air Canada Airbus A320 that was cleared to land mistakenly lined up on a parallel taxiway, then barely avoided a disaster.
May 02, 2018
The pilots of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 diverted to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and landed safely on May 2 after a window cracked in flight.
Apr 03, 2020
Commercial aviation in China crept toward normalcy in March, reaching 42% of its capacity before the coronavirus outbreak in December 2019.
Apr 02, 2020
The three largest unions representing U.S. airlines flight attendants called on U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin not to seek ownership stakes in carriers receiving federal grants, warning that doing so could lead to massive job losses if airlines decide to forego aid.
Apr 02, 2020
Airlines need more stringent requirements to ensure pilots are protected from exposure to COVID-19, and the FAA should enforce U.S. Centers of Disease Control guidance on making workers aware of exposure to sick colleagues and ensuring work areas are adequately cleaned, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said.
Apr 02, 2020
Updated EASA guidance for operators still flying during the coronavirus pandemic recommends masks for most crew members and suggests turning off recirculation fans to help refresh cabin air more often.
Apr 02, 2020
The Turkish government has announced strict measures in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country, banning all international flying from the end of March 27 until May 1.
Apr 01, 2020
A trade group representing leisure airlines and ULCCs said the U.S. Government’s proposed “continuation of service” obligation for carriers receiving federal aid unfairly discriminates against airlines with seasonal demand profiles.
Apr 01, 2020
The FAA has released long-awaited policy on using video links and other “remote technology” to conduct inspections and help validate regulatory compliance, adding to a growing set of procedural changes meant to accommodate social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 01, 2020
The European Commission (EC) has approved a French scheme allowing airlines to defer the payment of some taxes to help them weather the COVID-19 crisis by reducing pressure on their cash flows.