Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Sep 08, 2022
Britain’s air safety regulator is inviting drone users and manufacturers to help shape the legal environment for uncrewed aircraft systems, and the collaboration may end up influencing regulation of the advanced-air-mobility sector.
Sep 08, 2022
A probe into a 2020 in-flight diversion spotlighted gaps in Air France’s pilot training and safety culture, France’s BEA contends.
Sep 07, 2022
The Italian airline was to be sold to ensure its survival, but the likely new right-wing government insists on keeping state control.
Sep 06, 2022
As novel cockpits become a pressing need in civil and military aviation, sensors may enable the creation of metrics for human factors.
Sep 02, 2022
Aviation Week editors Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Sean Broderick discuss scenarios and future challenges.
Jun 24, 2024
When they fly near war zones, civil aircraft may be the collateral victim of the GPS jamming that targets military operations.
Jun 24, 2024
A severe workforce crunch is among the key reasons for the fuel shortage in numerous Japanese airports, a public-private task force says.
Jun 21, 2024
The FAA plans to order all Boeing 767 operators to either check records or inspect main landing gear outer cylinders for signs of heat damage.
Jun 21, 2024
The European Regions Airline Association said that its members encounter considerable differences in the way in which PSOs are granted across the continent.
Jun 20, 2024
Too little space between an arriving Mesa CRJ-900 and a departing SkyWest E170 caused the two aircraft to come within about 1,700 ft. of each other.
Jun 20, 2024
The tool includes a survey that covers multiple safety “dimensions” and seeks input from five organizational levels.
Jun 18, 2024
New allegations suggest that Boeing’s willful disregard of quality assurance in its commercial aircraft production remained in place as recently as late 2023.
Jun 18, 2024
Initial analysis suggests the issue will not have any safety ramifications, the company's top engineer said.