Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Feb 27, 2018
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded US aerospace technology company Northrop Grumman with a $95 million contract to develop its Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) system, the biometric identification program DHS will employ as the next-generation successor to IDENT, DHS’ existing biometric ID system originally developed in 1994.
Feb 27, 2018
South Africa-based regional carrier CemAir is gradually restoring its schedules after the country’s civil aviation regulator lifted its suspension of the airline’s Aircraft Maintenance Organization (AMO).
Feb 27, 2018
IATA is aiming for 1 billion passengers to travel on flights powered by a mix of jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2025, although the industry body said hitting this target will require government action.
Feb 26, 2018
The global airline industry saw its total accident and fatal accident rates cut by a third in 2017 compared to 2016, well below the five-year average in each category, according to IATA’s 2017 Airline Safety Performance report.
Feb 26, 2018
South Africa’s competition commission has blocked Johannesburg-based regional carrier Airlink’s plans to acquire Cape Town-based Safair, parent of LCC FlySafair.
Feb 25, 2020
The FAA has amended pilot training and mentoring requirements for commercial air carriers to protect against incidents of “unprofessional” behavior and errors that could lead to accidents.
Feb 25, 2020
The European Commission (EC) has approved plans by the Romanian government to provide state-owned flag-carrier TAROM with a temporary loan of approximately €36.7 million ($39.9 million) to allow it to maintain services.
Feb 25, 2020
Average delays to flights in Europe eased in January, compared to the same month a year earlier, as traffic decreased 0.5%, Eurocontrol said in a Feb. 25 report.
Feb 25, 2020
As South Korea is struck by hundreds of new COVID-19 coronavirus infections, its airlines are trying to mitigate the effects.
Feb 25, 2020
AirAsia Group subsidiary Thai AirAsia (TAA) has received IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification bringing the Malaysian group a step closer to having all its carriers IOSA certified.
Feb 24, 2020
Boeing announced Feb. 24 that former United Technologies CFO Akhil Johri and current Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf will join its board of directors.
Feb 21, 2020
Germany-based insurance company Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has found that bird strikes are a notable contributor of aviation collision/crash incidents, after analyzing more than 50,000 claims.
Feb 21, 2020
Aircraft Values; 2019 Full-Year Airline Results