Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Nov 15, 2019
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has hinted that the company’s Japan air operator’s certificate AirAsia Japan could be another way for the LCC to continue expansion into the US.
Nov 15, 2019
The European Parliament (EP) has greenlighted Romanian parliamentarian Adina-Ioana Vălean, to succeed Violeta Bulc as Transport Commissioner.
Nov 15, 2019
Training specialist CAE has signed a long-term agreement to train 1,000 new cadet pilots for UK LCC easyJet on a multi-crew pilot license (MPL) program.
Nov 14, 2019
Pilot training specialist CAE sees enough pent-up demand for Boeing 737 MAX training that the Canadian company has created an unspecified number of unsold “white tail” simulators, executives revealed Nov. 13.
Nov 14, 2019
The CEO and co-founder of Budapest LCC Wizz Air has issued a statement calling for all airlines to ban premium cabins on flights of less than five hours.
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.
Apr 27, 2023
If antitrust concerns in Brussels scupper the takeover deals dreamt of by the big three European airline groups, other paths are available.
Apr 26, 2023
The FAA has formed an independent safety review team and given it six months to study the U.S. air traffic system with an eye to mitigating risks.
Apr 25, 2023
Since the last FAA Administrator to serve out his full term left office in January 2018, the agency has spent over half that time led by an interim top exec.
Apr 25, 2023
A significant improvement in energy efficiency for a novel de-icing system has been demonstrated under the EU’s Clean Sky 2 public-private partnership.
Apr 25, 2023
China will abolish the requirement for inbound travelers to present negative PCR tests for COVID beginning April 29.
Apr 24, 2023
The stage is set for a third temporary leader to take charge amid a significant safety-improvement push and critical reauthorization process.