Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

May 13, 2020
An ICAO-led task force has issued initial guidance developed to serve as a blueprint for revising travel procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic and plans to have a comprehensive set of protocols drafted by month’s end.
May 12, 2020
An ICAO-led task force has issued initial guidance developed to serve as a blueprint for revising travel procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic and plans to have a comprehensive set of protocols drafted by month’s end.
May 12, 2020
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) offered airlines further relief from minimum flying levels included in the CARES Act, as concerns about the financial harm caused by the rule continue to grow.
May 12, 2020
ULCC Ryanair plans a swift increase in its schedules over the summer with 40% of its usual flights set to operate from July 1, the carrier said May 12.
May 11, 2020
Boeing has updated a 747-400 non-normal checklist following evidence from a UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report that showed a British Airways (BA) crew confused by its verbiage initiated an unneeded stall-recovery procedure while troubleshooting an issue.
May 11, 2020
MOSCOW—Russian airlines carried 413,600 passengers under the regional flights subsidy program in the 2020 first quarter, up 44% year-over-year. The…
May 11, 2020
The UK’s plan to impose a 14-day quarantine on passengers arriving from abroad will force International Airlines Group (IAG) to rethink its post-lockdown plans, its CEO said May 11, echoing criticisms from across the UK aviation industry.
May 11, 2020
Commercial pilots should be encouraged to fly their aircraft manually in routine flight to be better able to handle emergencies.