Human-factors elements remain elusive in aircraft design, hazard analysis.

Indonesian investigators have concluded that a series of factors, primarily the design of the Boeing 737 MAX 8’s flight-control system and inadequacies in pilot training and maintenance practices, combined to cause the crash of Lion Air flight 610 a year ago.

Lithuania’s BAA Training Aviation Academy broke ground Oct. 25 for a full-flight simulator (FFS) facility in Zhengzhou, in China’s Henan province.

Uzbekistan Airways has begun an initial pilot training program at its in-house training center.

Flight hours alone shown to be poor measure of a pilot’s abilities.

Numerous delays in the rollout of FAA’s remote identification rulemaking for unmanned aerial vehicles have caused the agency to fall behind EASA in efforts to implement a comprehensive UAV traffic management (UTM) system, an industry expert said.

A call to step up sustainable aviation fuel production, a Scandinavian collective eco-effort, and new electric aircraft and engine initiatives feature in this month’s ATW sustainability report.

Preclearance of international travelers to the US is a boon for participating airports.