A US National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) investigative hearing into the April inflight engine failure of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 on Nov. 14 honed in on the design and testing of the CFM56-7B engine fan blades and the containment capability of the engine inlet and fan cowl.

FAA has installed taxiway-landing alert systems at four US airports and has 31 more lined up to get the safety enhancement within the next two years, the agency’s top runway safety official said.

ATW speaks with IATA head of innovation Juan Iván Martín about the Travel Grid project, which aims to use Blockchain technology to address industry fragmentation and create an 'App Store'-like platform, giving easier access to innovative technology suppliers.

Honeywell has completed initial testing of a software-based runway collision avoidance system that uses automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) position reports to alert pilots to potential conflicts on the airport surface.

With a rise in global airline passenger traffic fueling a demand for new pilots, flight-simulator and training supplier CAE expects continued market growth, the company said as it released its second quarter earnings results.

Chukwu Emeke looks at a new open investment plan in Nigeria.

IATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said European aviation is “beset with burdensome regulations,” and argued that a “spirit of change” is needed to improve the competitiveness of European airlines.

European and international partners are moving toward the launch of an experimental hypersonic glider in 2020 as part of a long-term research program aimed at enabling development of a high-speed civil transport able to fly from Europe to Asia and Australia in under three hours.