European Commission (EC) executives have urged progress on the long-awaited Single European Sky reforms that should help ease airspace congestion and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, as well as airline costs.

A RED Air Boeing MD-82 suffered a nose-gear collapse at Miami International Airport, skidding and catching fire, causing substantial damage to the airframe.

ACI World Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira has hit back at claims made by IATA Director General Willie Walsh that many airports are “addicted to a ‘spend big and cream it off the customer’ mentality.”

UK air traffic control services provider NATS sees growing interest in the digital tower solutions it provides with its partner Searidge Technologies, as airports and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) seek greater flexibility following the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Airbus is struggling with implementing big production increases, as is Boeing, which also faces uncertainty over 737 certifications.

IATA’s European Regional Vice President Rafael Schvartzman has welcomed the move, saying it will help to tackle passenger disruption at UK airports.

IATA is stressing Latin America governments must bolster infrastructure for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to support the growing use of alternative fuels. 

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is starting to see international demand returning, but the carrier is pushing for Japan’s government to ease restrictions that are preventing a more significant traffic recovery.