FAA officials said the “compliance philosophy” adopted by the agency a year ago, which shifted FAA’s emphasis away from punitive enforcement actions, has enabled it to aggregate and analyze key safety data voluntarily provided by airlines less concerned about being penalized.

The SkyTeam alliance has introduced an online, retroactive credit tool to make it easier for frequent flyers to keep their account balances up-to-date.

Air New Zealand aims to increase its participation in carbon-offsetting programs as part of its ambitious sustainability agenda, both domestically and internationally.

New York City-headquartered L-3 Communications has acquired commercial training provider Aerosim for an undisclosed sum.

Managing risk, rather than eliminating it, has to be the focus of air cargo security efforts, US Customs and Border Protection commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske said.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has designated nine additional US airports for the Global Entry program.

Operations at Belfast International Airport were disrupted Oct. 4 after a TNT Airways-branded Boeing 737-400 freighter was involved in a landing gear incident, blocking both of the airport’s runways.

Airports Council International (ACI) has called for “a common sense approach to landside security” at the world’s airports in a resolution adopted at the group’s recently concluded general assembly in Montreal.