Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Nov 08, 2019
Nine European finance ministers have called on the incoming European Commission to make progress on a European aviation tax as part of efforts to reduce the airline industry’s environmental impact.
Nov 07, 2019
A senior Air China executive lamented declining air passenger numbers between the US and China and a lack of progress in addressing bilateral civil aviation issues.
Nov 07, 2019
The ground collision between two Airbus A330s in October 2018 at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport could have left one of them taking off with damaged tailcone and horizontal stabilizer, if it were not for the vigilance of a towing vehicle driver, according to an investigation report by the French BEA.
Nov 06, 2019
Rolls-Royce will lead development of a hybrid-electric flight demonstrator with funding from the German state of Brandenburg. The distributed-propulsion testbed will be based on the i-5 aircraft designed by APUS, an aviation engineering company based in Strausberg.
Nov 06, 2019
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested industry feedback about the feasibility of developing passenger self-screening stations at US airports.
Sep 01, 2022
The dashboard compares the 10 largest U.S. carriers’ passenger accommodation policies related to controllable delays and cancellations.
Sep 01, 2022
Passengers’ decision to evacuate onto a wing in front of a still-running engine despite a flight attendant’s command to stay seated illustrates that evacuation protocols, while considered safe, can be improved.
Sep 01, 2022
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission noted that Qantas and Jetstar will soon begin services in the South Korea-Australia market, providing effective competition.
Aug 30, 2022
UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps has announced a comprehensive review of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), covering the body’s “role, form, function and delivery,” which is expected to be completed by spring 2023.
Aug 30, 2022
Regent has taken a step closer toward certification of its Viceroy electric seaglider with receipt of approval in principle (AiP) for the wing-in-ground-effect regional transport from inspection agency Bureau Veritas.
Aug 25, 2022
An Air France flight crew’s decision to keep both engines on its Airbus A330 running during a diversion despite knowing one was leaking fuel spotlighted a fundamental flaw in how the airline trains its pilots.
Aug 24, 2022
Switches for the eAOA system featured in the flight deck of the Boeing 737-10 test aircraft that visited July's Farnborough Airshow.
Aug 24, 2022
Singapore is lifting the mask requirement onboard certain flights and at Changi Airport as the country emerges from the pandemic.