Ask the Editors: Railways and airlines may be moving toward stability in their shares of traffic.

Two fatal airliner crashes this year are a sober reminder that commercial air travel safety is not all about reducing virus transmission; the pre-pandemic industry definition of safety first remains true.

Carriers believe intensified testing can help boost traveler confidence and stimulate demand.

Runway ends at Kozhikode Calicut International Airport (CCJ), where Air India Express Boeing 737-800 was involved in a fatal runway excursion Aug. 7, were adjusted to create more runoff space for aircraft in 2019, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) document shows. 

A warning of abnormal pressurization forced the flight crew of a Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A330-300 to make an emergency descent at 3,600 ft. per minute on Aug. 9.

COVID-19 has slowed the FAA’s 17-year march toward airspace modernization. 

The U.S. State Department has lifted its broad “do not travel” warning for U.S. citizens that had been in place since March, instead moving to a country-by-country warning system.

EASA has warned that the pitot tubes of aircraft returning to service after grounding during the COVID-19 pandemic should be carefully checked, following an upsurge in safety incidents.