Locke’s first day as executive director of Aircraft Certification (AIR-1) was Dec. 16; she replaces Wes Mooty, who has been serving as acting AIR-1 since June.

A new rule from the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) governs airline obligations for mishandled mobility devices.

Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) has received U.S. FAA engine type certification for use on the longer-range Airbus A321XLR.

The FAA is not considered a fast-moving agency, but under outgoing Administrator Mike Whitaker, things are getting done.

Lufthansa is calling on the EC to suspend the “radically unequal” EU-Qatar air transport agreement, in light of “serious corruption allegations.”

Africa's Air Tanzania has been banned from operating to and within the EU under the latest iteration of the EU Air Safety List.

Turkish Airlines is resuming flights to Benghazi in Libya after a decade-long suspension.

Against the backdrop of efforts to reduce aviation CO2 emissions, the impact of contrails and other non-CO2 effects is increasingly in focus.