Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

May 17, 2024
Launch customer Lufthansa Airlines has added uncertainty to Boeing’s public claims that the 777-9, already five years late, will be certified in 2025.
May 16, 2024
The 787 faces new quality assurance woes, but the need to add a freighter to the family has eased.
May 10, 2024
Boeing’s eternal conflict pits optimistic words against delayed actions.
May 10, 2024
It seems eons ago that the term flygskam, or flight shame, entered the vocabularies of airline executives.
May 09, 2024
ERA Director General Montserrat Barriga discusses Europe’s smaller operators, which are facing supply chain problems, rule changes and new technologies.
May 16, 2024
The FAA plans to mandate inspections of certain structural fittings on some Boeing 787s after learning from Boeing the parts are made from the wrong material.
May 15, 2024
The Austrian court’s decision means that the deadline for the third runway project at Vienna Airport has been brought forward by three years, from 2033 to 2030.
May 15, 2024
Prosecutors said Boeing breached obligations under the agreement, failing to design and enforce compliance to ward off future violations of U.S. fraud laws.
May 14, 2024
Utair has appealed to the government for help in importing used Western-made airliners like Iran does until new locally made jets can enter service.
May 13, 2024
Legal action from A4A and several member carriers accuses the DOT of overreaching its authority in seeking to regulate the disclosure of ancillary fees.
May 13, 2024
Ireland-headquartered wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group (ASG) is creating a new wet-lease operator called Avion Express Brasil.
May 13, 2024
The Philippines and Singapore have signed an MOU in which the limit of 35 weekly codeshare services increases to 150 on operations between Singapore and Manila.
May 10, 2024
After studying the effects of noise from Brussels Airport on local residents, a Belgian health advisory body is recommending a ban on night flights.