David Pekoske has been formally sworn in as administrator of the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), taking command of a sprawling agency with about 60,000 employees that conducts security operations at nearly 450 US airports.

Frontier Airlines pilot leaders—frustrated with the slow pace of contract talks—plan to ask members, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), for authority to strike if negotiations break down and the federal government authorizes a walkout.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Canadian flight simulator and training service provider CAE plan to open a joint venture (JV) for pilot training at the Singapore Airlines Training Center (STC) near Changi Airport, the two companies said in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Aug. 10.

Organizations representing manufacturers of small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), or drones, and those operating them have criticized a UK government report into the risks associated with collisions between the systems and manned aircraft.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continued its federally mandated implementation of facial recognition biometric exit technology at US airports this week with new deployments at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport (LAS) and Houston’s William P. Hobby International Airport (HOU).

Maureva announces a new partnership agreement with IATA, for the ONE Order programme.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for an FAA reauthorization bill including major ATC reform to pass the US Congress.

The United Arab Emirates’ aviation regulator has identified possible improvements to weather information transmitted to aircraft, following the August 2016 crash of an Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300 at Dubai International Airport.