Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Sep 26, 2018
FAA plans to roll out enhancements to airport surface detection systems that will alert air traffic controllers when aircraft are about to land on taxiways, addressing an issue that the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified as key during its probe into a 2017 taxiway near-miss incident at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
Sep 26, 2018
FAA reauthorization legislation agreed by US House and Senate committee leaders on noise standards for civil supersonic aircraft has been lauded by a Colorado startup that is developing a 55-seat, Mach 2.2 airliner.
Sep 26, 2018
The European Commission (EC) has given a cool response to the UK’s aviation transition plan in the event of there being a “no deal” Brexit situation.
Sep 26, 2018
Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it was investigating the root cause of the technology issue that affected the carrier the previous evening, prompting an hour-long ground stop across its US operations.
Sep 26, 2018
Delta Air Lines said Tuesday evening it was restoring service after an IT problem prompted it to issue a ground stop.
Sep 25, 2018
UK pilots and European airports have welcomed the publication of UK government guidance on what will happen if the country leaves the European Union (EU) in March 2019 without an agreed-upon Brexit deal.
Sep 25, 2018
Russia’s State Transport Leasing Co. (STLC) plans to introduce an IT system developed by Connected Aircraft Enterprise (CAE) that will allow the lessor to monitor its fleet online.
Sep 24, 2018
A nationwide strike action will shut down much of Argentina’s air travel capabilities Sept. 25, as aviation-sector employees are expected to join the country’s public transportation and port workers in a full-day protest called by Argentina’s major labor unions.