Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Aug 29, 2019
Climate-campaign group Heathrow Pause is planning to fly toy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), more commonly known as drones, within London Heathrow Airport’s exclusion zone “from Sept. 13” with the aim of keeping flights grounded.
Aug 29, 2019
Rolls-Royce and Widerøe are teaming up to research zero emission aviation as the Scandinavian regional airline aims for an all-electric fleet, in parallel with the Norwegian government’s goal of zero emission domestic flights by 2040.
Aug 29, 2019
The leading US developers of supersonic aircraft called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) Aug. 27 to modify its proposed rule on supersonic flight authorizations, arguing the proposal’s wording amounts to an effective prohibition on all supersonic flight.
Aug 28, 2019
The FAA has suspended the use of an automated system at New York JFK International Airport that allows drone operators to request and obtain authorization to fly in the vicinity of the New York City airport.
Aug 28, 2019
The European Union (EU) has agreed to remove restrictions on foreign carriers seeking to wet lease to EU-based airlines as part of an agreement signed between the US, EU, Iceland and Norway Aug. 27 in Brussels.
Apr 29, 2024
Located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, Elista International Airport is the farthest of the closed airports from the Ukrainian border.
Apr 29, 2024
Qatar Airways and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have renewed their existing partnership to support the shipment of relief items to the most vulnerable refugees worldwide.
Apr 29, 2024
An Indian court has ruled that grounded Go First must return its aircraft to lessors, which appears to have ended a long-running dispute.
Apr 26, 2024
The EC's statement of objections is not an end decision but a formal step in the investigation in which companies involved are informed in writing of objections
Apr 26, 2024
The first flight of the new import-substituted version of Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody airliner will take place by June 30, according to the CEO of Yakovlev.
Apr 26, 2024
The new targets, confirmed April 25, include a review mechanism to help manage prices and minimize the impact on ticket prices for passengers.
Apr 25, 2024
The FAA’s final rule mandating SMS for several types of organizations, is slated for publication April 26 and becomes effective 30 days later, on May 26.
Apr 24, 2024
Nearly flawless fuselages and a sufficient supply of heat exchangers are the two key pacing items determining Boeing’s monthly output of 737s and 787s.