Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jul 30, 2020
While many Asia-Pacific carriers have restored their domestic networks, new COVID-19 outbreaks threaten to dampen the recovery.
Jul 27, 2020
The FCC has endangered a national treasure by allowing high-power terrestrial transmitters in the band of frequencies that includes GPS.
Jul 24, 2020
Ask the Editors: Expanding preflight testing and contact tracing would boost passenger confidence in air travel safety.
Jul 21, 2020
UK electric regional; supersonic opposition; EHang flies tourists; Indra tests Targus OPV; ANA’s delivery drone; and eVTOL down under.
Mar 17, 2023
A European Union court has denied an American Airlines appeal to cancel Delta Air Lines slots for London Heathrow service to Philadelphia.
Mar 17, 2023
A push to collect more data to help mitigate safety risks has helped justify a pending FAA proposal to mandate cockpit voice recorders with 25-hr. durations.
Mar 16, 2023
Indra has started to deploy its remote air traffic control (ATC) tower at Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD).
Mar 15, 2023
Industry will spend the next several months attempting to find out and, ideally, develop short-term risk-mitigation strategies.
Mar 15, 2023
Reopening Ukraine’s airspace to commercial traffic any time soon sounds far-fetched but Eurocontrol is putting a plan in place for when the day comes.
Mar 15, 2023
The move comes after the lifting of testing requirements from countries such as South Korea and the U.S.
Mar 14, 2023
A clearer path to certification and operation of a fixed-wing electric aircraft is another reason given for the move.
Mar 13, 2023
The fiscal 2024 bill requests $1.7 billion for FAA’s Aviation Safety (AVS)—a 7% increase over the current year’s enacted total.