Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dec 21, 2020
All eyes are on the air cargo sector as the logistical challenge of shipping COVID-19 vaccines around the world ramps up.
Dec 18, 2020
No deal yet as the end of the transition period looms, but with connectivity assured–for now–airlines’ biggest concern is data.
Dec 16, 2020
Air cargo operators are gearing up to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine while fighting to overcome a capacity shortage.
Dec 11, 2020
Commercial aviation saw setbacks but also had milestones from first flights to supplier consolidations in a year dominated by COVID-19.
Dec 09, 2020
Recovering from its worst-ever crisis while also focusing on reducing the environmental impact will be a 2021 air-transport challenge.
May 02, 2023
FAA says it is retiring less efficient air traffic control flight paths dependent on ground radar.
May 01, 2023
Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines will bring 18 Boeing 737s to the combined fleet, though initially the companies will continue independent operations.
Apr 28, 2023
An engine failure aboard a Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400 spotlights the importance of keeping records on service-bulletin implementations.
Apr 28, 2023
Runway construction at Las Vegas’ airport is triggering significant delays for operators, creating headwinds for Spirit, the facility’s second-largest operator.
Apr 28, 2023
The FAA plans to complete key revisions to system safety assessment procedures by late 2024.
Apr 27, 2023
France’s public prosecutor has launched an appeal after a Paris court verdict cleared Air France and Airbus of charges from the 2009 crash of AF447.
Apr 27, 2023
U.S. airlines await a decision from the U.S. DOT on a proposed ancillary rulemaking Frontier Airlines has dubbed "a solution searching for a problem."
Apr 27, 2023
Conditions imposed on the Avianca-VIva merger include the return of slots at Bogota El Dorado and placing a fare ceiling on certain routes.