Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Dec 21, 2017
The UK has announced plans to impose tougher sentences on people convicted of shining laser lights at aircraft.
Dec 21, 2017
The European Commission (EC) has cleared Lufthansa’s planned takeover of airberlin subsidiary LGW, as a decision on the sale of NIKI nears.
Dec 21, 2017
The US Commerce Department Dec. 20 announced final tariff amounts in its investigation of exports of 100- 150-seat commercial aircraft from Canada.
Dec 21, 2017
UK LCC easyJet has transferred 28 aircraft to its new mainland Europe-based airline, easyJet Europe, as part of its contingency plans for the UK’s exit from the EU (Brexit).
Dec 20, 2017
Eurowings has signed agreements with the Verdi trade union and Vereinigung Cockpit pilot union that will enable the Lufthansa LCC subsidiary to grow rapidly, especially in Germany.
Nov 27, 2019
Papua New Guinea is the latest country to sign up for the Aireon space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system, which will help improve monitoring of its airspace and overflights.
Nov 26, 2019
Malaysia could face a multi-year process to address the FAA’s concerns and restore the country’s safety rating, according to the head of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
Nov 26, 2019
Delivery by drone is safe and secure—and the drone industry is working with federal regulators to make sure it stays that way.
Nov 25, 2019
The governments of Singapore and South Korea have signed an expanded air services agreement that allows airlines from both countries to operate an unrestricted number of passenger and cargo flights between the two nations.
Nov 25, 2019
U.S. House lawmakers are calling on the FAA to preserve airspace safety and efficiency as it develops a regulation to simplify launch and reentry requirements for commercial space operators.
Nov 23, 2019
Spirit AeroSystems professional and technical employees represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) have received an offer of a new, six-year contract.
Nov 22, 2019
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued final approval for a grant of global antitrust immunity to the transatlantic joint venture (JV) between Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic and Air France-KLM.
Nov 22, 2019
Investigators have not pinpointed the cause of four Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine inlet cowling panel failures, but regulators and Rolls are confident that changes, including a new design and reduced in-service inspection intervals, have sufficiently mitigated risks.