Emirates Airline, the world’s largest Boeing 777 operator, has been waiting with the rest of the world for an explanation about what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared March 8 last year while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard.

Last year was a year of contrasts, “safe but with some tragic events,” IATA said in its 2014 Safety Performance report released Monday.

African air navigation organisation ASECNA is to co-operate with traffic management venture Aireon to explore space-based surveillance for remote regions, reports Flightglobal.

FlightSafety International has become the first FAR Part 142 training provider to be recognized by FAA for meeting its Safety Management System (SMS) requirements.

Global air passenger traffic increased 4.6% year-over-year (YOY) in January, slowing from December’s 6.1% YOY growth, according to IATA’s January Air Passenger Market Analysis report.

[UPDATED] A Delta Air Lines MD-88 went off the runway after landing at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) shortly after 11 a.m. local time Thursday and crashed into a fence before stopping.

Fourteen Russian airlines have used government subsidies to lease regional aircraft since 2012.

The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has increased its inspection on airplanes and aviation operators from Thailand following the announcement of safety gaps in the Thai civil aviation system.