Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Oct 05, 2015
International airports in Stockholm, Sweden and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic may be the next to get US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facilities, a CBP official said.
Oct 05, 2015
FAA is expecting as many as one million small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to be sold during the US holiday season.
Oct 03, 2015
The third edition of World ATM Congress opened today at the IFEMA Feria de Madrid and is expected to top last year's record attendance of 6,265 individuals from around the world. This year's Delegate Conference features a new format and a strong programme of high level speakers discussing the key challenges facing the industry. The Exhibition offers 104 free education sessions in multiple theatres, including the WiMAX Forum. In three short years, World ATM Congress has grown to become the largest air traffic management (ATM) exhibition in the world.
Oct 03, 2015
Airbus Defence and Space has introduced new technologies in its latest air surveillance radar which give the Airport Surveillance Radar Next Generation (ASR-NG) advantageous air traffic control capabilities
Oct 02, 2015
Failure of negotiations between Air France and its flight crews means that the French national carrier will announce job losses on Oct. 5, 2015.
Oct 02, 2015
European low-cost carriers (LCC) Norwegian and Ryanair are closing in on a cooperative agreement that would see the Irish carrier feeding passengers into Norwegian’s long-haul services. Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos told Bloomberg News that negotiations with Ryanair were proceeding and there could be an agreement “shortly.”
Oct 02, 2015
The US House of Representatives will hold an Oct. 7 hearing on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) safety issues.
Oct 02, 2015
AirAsia is taking steps to reduce the debt owed by its Indonesian joint venture to meet a government ultimatum, as signs are also emerging that Indonesia’s two AirAsia franchises may merge.