Representatives of European pilots and members of the European Parliament have called for an “open skies” agreement between the EU and Qatar to be paused in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FAA is leveraging its wide-ranging flight data tracking and analysis contract with Aireon to monitor Boeing 737 MAX operations as part of the model’s return to service, using a pair of products to get real-time flight alerts.

Embraer said on Feb. 18 it was formally withdrawing its World Trade Organization (WTO) case against Canada and Bombardier over airliner manufacturing subsidies now that the issue is moot with Bombardier’s focus on business aviation.

This is a shortened version of the article EASA’s 737 MAX Work Underscores Growing Regulatory Divide by Sean Broderick. You can read the article in…

Airline issued guidance to pilots emphasizing aircraft configuration awareness.

The FAA is giving affected Boeing 787 operators 45 days to inspect forward and aft cargo compartments for damaged decompression panels after inspections for a related issue turned up the new problem, the agency said. 

Iceland’s air navigation service provider Isavia ANS announced Feb. 17 that it has implemented satellite-based surveillance of aircraft in its airspace.

Ryanair has lost its cases against state aid awarded to French and Swedish airlines, following two rulings by the EU’s Luxembourg-based General Court.