Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Sep 17, 2019
A guidance system designed to help pilots fly complex low-noise approaches has been flight tested at Zurich Airport by German aerospace center DLR using its Airbus A320 advanced technology research aircraft (ATRA).
Sep 17, 2019
Nerves are fraying over the pending release of another World Trade Organization (WTO) decision in the long-running commercial airliner subsidy spat between Airbus and Boeing, with industry observers preparing for a ruling favorable to the US and Boeing that deepens a trade war with Europe.
Sep 16, 2019
The German government is nearing a decision on key measures tackling climate change that include a massive increase in the country’s aviation tax for short-haul flights.
Sep 16, 2019
Climate-campaign group Heathrow Pause is “considering escalating” its protest at London Heathrow Airport, after three days of illegal unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) activity within the airport’s exclusion zone failed to keep flights grounded.
Sep 13, 2019
London Heathrow Airport remained fully operational Sept. 13 despite attempts by climate change activists to disrupt flights by flying small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) within the airport’s exclusion zone.
May 14, 2024
Utair has appealed to the government for help in importing used Western-made airliners like Iran does until new locally made jets can enter service.
May 13, 2024
Legal action from A4A and several member carriers accuses the DOT of overreaching its authority in seeking to regulate the disclosure of ancillary fees.
May 13, 2024
Ireland-headquartered wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group (ASG) is creating a new wet-lease operator called Avion Express Brasil.
May 13, 2024
The Philippines and Singapore have signed an MOU in which the limit of 35 weekly codeshare services increases to 150 on operations between Singapore and Manila.
May 10, 2024
After studying the effects of noise from Brussels Airport on local residents, a Belgian health advisory body is recommending a ban on night flights.
May 10, 2024
International Airlines Group (IAG) may abandon its proposed acquisition of Air Europa if EC competition remedies prove too onerous, the group says.
May 10, 2024
The U.S. Senate approved a five-year FAA reauthorization bill after shutting down a late push to change a provision that adds flights to DCA.
May 09, 2024
Auditors from the U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General will evaluate the FAA’s surveillance of United Airlines maintenance activity.