Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Nov 21, 2019
U.S. Transportation chief Elaine Chao pledges support for the drone community and says safety is a shared responsibility.
Nov 21, 2019
Acknowledged as a drone industry pioneer, the Canadian company has gone public after taking a back seat to Chinese competitors.
Nov 20, 2019
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for Boeing to redesign engine fan cowls on 737 NG-series airliners after finding that a fragmented fan blade compromised the structure on Southwest Airlines flight 1380 in 2018, leading to the first fatality on a US passenger airline in nearly a decade.
Nov 19, 2019
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) praised the introduction of a bipartisan US House bill that would bring rest and duty-time regulations for cargo pilots into line with their passenger counterparts.
Nov 19, 2019
UK LCC easyJet became the first major airline to offset 100% of its network-wide flight emissions on Nov. 19, as well as announcing a new electric-aircraft partnership with Airbus, paving the way toward an all-electric or hybrid fleet in the longer-term.
Aug 02, 2024
After dropping its proposed acquisition of Air Europa, IAG's CEO still sees benefits of consolidation and retains an interest in buying TAP Air Portugal.
Aug 01, 2024
“This model ... did what it was meant to do, which is it proved the aerodynamics of the nose activating take-off gear,” says JetZero CEO Tom O’Leary.
Aug 01, 2024
Transport Canada issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring detailed visual inspections of Airbus A220-100/300 main landing gear.
Aug 01, 2024
Some European airlines are suspending flights or extending existing suspensions amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
Aug 01, 2024
International Airlines Group (IAG) is abandoning its plan to take over Spanish airline Air Europa, which it hoped would help it boost its Madrid hub.
Aug 01, 2024
Prior to the grounding, Arik Air was the fourth-largest provider of domestic capacity in Nigeria with a 7.6% share of the market.
Aug 01, 2024
The European Commission has placed what ACI Europe describes as “severe restrictions” on the use of the latest generation cabin baggage scanners.
Jul 31, 2024
Boeing is anticipating certification of all three in-development aircraft by the end of 2025 and expressing confidence in near-term production-ramp estimates.