Former FAA administrator Randy Babbitt said that the recently issued Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR) of the Boeing 737 MAX certification highlights how the FAA must “rethink assumptions” held about the qualifications of foreign pilots who fly aircraft certified in the US.

Turkmenistan Airlines has been granted permission to resume services to and from the European Union (EU), following an eight-month ban.

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark urged regulators to reach a consensus on the Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service to avoid confusing the traveling public with piecemeal approvals across different jurisdictions.

Boeing is countering accusations that it hid key information about development of the 737 maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) from regulators, insisting that it kept officials in the loop as the design changed, and regulators were briefed on its final configuration “multiple” times.

With the stroke of his pen, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian cemented his company’s reputation as both industry transformer and a ruthless pursuer to be the world’s biggest and most influential airline.