Lawyers for the family of the co-pilot killed in the crash of the Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 have filed a lawsuit against Boeing alleging the aircraft was “unreasonably dangerous” and that the manufacturer failed to provide proper instruction on how to handle the new narrowbody’s anti-stall system.

Roughly 18,000 FAA employees have been furloughed as part of the partial US federal government shutdown that began Dec. 22, affecting non-essential personnel in posts ranging from airman certificate issuance to aviation rulemaking.

As part of the steps to implement the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), Gambia has signed its Memorandum of Implementation (MoI) – the framework adopted by SAATM member States during the 4th Ministerial Working Group Meeting in Lomé, Togo in May 2018.

London’s Gatwick Airport shut down flight operations again Dec. 21 after yet another drone sighting, then reopened 1 1/2 hr. later.

Flight operations at London Gatwick Airport have been restarted after drone flights forced the closure of its runway for more than 30 hrs.

A no-deal Brexit draws closer, and that’s not good for aviation.

UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic (VA), facing a strike by one of its pilots’ unions in the run-up to Christmas, won a court injunction halting the industrial action Dec. 20.

Thousands of passenger journeys have been disrupted by deliberate unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) flying in the vicinity of London Gatwick Airport, an act that has been devastatingly effective at halting flights.