Airlines and airports anticipate a huge change in city point connections enabled by new very-long range narrowbodies and widebodies, although some say they do not yet the data to validate these emerging markets.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has revealed an update of its aircraft livery, as the carrier steps up an appeal to environmentally conscious travelers by giving them the option to pay for less-polluting biofuel.

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has declared the “climate challenge for aviation is worse than expected,” after a study found commercial airline emissions are increasing 70% faster than current ICAO projections.

Germany’s coalition government has agreed to double the country’s short-haul aviation tax and impose a minimum fare rule in 2020.

Three US drone manufacturers are mounting a buy-American campaign, arguing that widespread use of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) made in China is suppressing the domestic industry and helping to develop Chinese military capabilities.

The US House Transportation Committee advanced a bill Sept. 19 that would ban foreign “flag of convenience” carriers from flying to the US.

The US Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a $17.7 billion funding bill for the FAA’s fiscal 2020, roughly $580 million more than the budget request and $240 million more than the FY2019 enacted level.

A bipartisan group of US senators introduced legislation Sept. 18 that would bar the federal government from purchasing Chinese-made drones.