Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Mar 13, 2018
British Airways (BA) is trialing biometric technology to speed up boarding and arrivals processes in US airports at Orlando, Los Angeles, Miami and New York.
Mar 12, 2018
Air Canada late Monday was working to clear a backlog of passengers following what the carrier termed “computer-telecommunications issues” that affected both domestic and international flights.
Mar 12, 2018
The recent agreement with Florida-based ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines set against a generally positive industry economic environment has the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) confident that a long-sought-after new deal for its pilots at Denver-based Frontier Airlines is within reach.
Mar 12, 2018
An “unusual smell” in the cabin led the flight crew of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 to make an emergency landing at Albuquerque International Sunport on March 11.
Mar 12, 2018
A Bombardier Q400, operated by Bangladeshi airline US-Bangla, crashed on landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 12.
Mar 09, 2020
As the UK negotiates its exit from the European Union (EU), the aerospace industry has been clear we need a comprehensive deal that protects our global market access, jobs, connectivity, and most of all passenger safety.
Mar 09, 2020
The Netherlands has put three Russians and one Ukrainian on trial in absentia for the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
Mar 09, 2020
The European Commission (EC) will deliberate on Mar. 18 whether to suspend slot rules for congested airports, in order to provide relief to airlines amid falling demand in some markets as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Mar 06, 2020
Preliminary conclusions reached by a U.S. congressional team investigating the Boeing 737 MAX certification and its role in two fatal accidents underscore the need to change the FAA’s processes through legislation, committee leaders said.
Mar 06, 2020
The UK will withdraw as a member state of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) after a transition period and shift responsibility for aircraft certification and safety regulation to its own Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), British Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps said.
Mar 05, 2020
Canada has taken up the mantle of leading an international effort to improve airspace safety over and near conflict zones, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said.
Mar 05, 2020
A senior U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) official overseeing international aviation agreements said the department will only approve applications for immunized airline alliances “when the competitive benefits are clear and demonstrable.”
Mar 05, 2020
IATA is hoping for a global standardization in processes by stakeholders on how confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases are handled at airports, which in turn will increase the industry’s effectiveness in dealing with the outbreak.