Some US lawmakers are urging FAA to press ICAO into changing airline pilot licensing and training procedures so they take advanced automated cockpit systems into account.

Reacting to a new French “eco-tax” on aviation, European airlines said the environmental taxes they already pay could be better used to support the industry’s carbon-reduction efforts.

Training specialist L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions has officially opened a new $100 million pilot-training center close to London Gatwick Airport and detailed plans to add a further two full-flight simulators, filling the eight available bays.

The US Commerce Committee voted along party lines to advance Steve Dickson’s nomination to head the FAA, setting the stage for a showdown on the Senate floor over whistleblower allegations that surfaced recently regarding his tenure as Delta Air Lines SVP-flight operations.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers assembled on the lawn of the US Capitol July 10 alongside union officials representing pilots, flight attendants and technicians to announce legislation that would renew stalled efforts to target “flag of convenience” carriers.

Prince Charles officially opens L3Harris' new London training center near Gatwick Airport.

L3Harris Commercial Training Solutions president Robin Glover-Faure talks about growth and the recent merger with Harris.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the UK Aviation Minister and leading UK aviation industry officials, officially opened L3Harris Technologies’ new $100 million London Training Center for commercial airline pilots. The state-of-the-art facility, located close to London Gatwick Airport, employs 350 people and is designed to meet the increasing airline demand for new pilots and to address the worldwide shortage of commercial pilots.