Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Dec 13, 2019
LONDON HEATHROW handled record 6.2m pax in November 2019, up 2% vs November 2018; cargo fell 8.6% to 134,328 tonnes and movements fell 0.1%.
Dec 13, 2019
Lockheed tests ground-launched long-range missile; Japan to keep making F-35s; Space Fence nears start of ops; NATO training center opens
Dec 12, 2019
FAA administrator Steve Dickson suggested Boeing improve the “quality and timeliness” of information it is providing the agency to support getting the 737 MAX back into service, part of a larger message that Boeing’s efforts should focus on meeting regulatory demands, not influencing the process.
Dec 12, 2019
Delta Air Lines pilots are urging the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to place conditions on the carrier’s proposed transborder joint venture (JV) with Calgary-based WestJet, expressing concerns about how Delta has divided flying opportunities under its immunized alliance with Virgin Atlantic.
Dec 12, 2019
Southwest Airlines will share $125 million with employees as part of a deal struck with Boeing that covers part of what the airline is losing because of the 737 MAX groundings, the carrier said Dec. 12.
Jun 15, 2023
ExIm estimates the Supply Chain Facility will support around $982 million worth of export sales of various models of commercial aircraft to customers worldwide.
Jun 15, 2023
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee markup of the FAA Reauthorization bill for 2023 was halted June 15 over a pilot training issue.
Jun 15, 2023
Rhetoric from supporters and opponents of changing perimeter rules and increasing slots at Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) is spooling up.
Jun 14, 2023
The rule is set to be published in the coming days.
Jun 14, 2023
The American Airlines and JetBlue Airways partnership was found to be anticompetitive by a U.S. federal judge over three weeks ago.
Jun 13, 2023
The Polish Infrastructure Ministry has approved the “general plan” for a new Warsaw airport, with a 2028 opening date for the transport hub in their sights.
Jun 12, 2023
The push to give FAA near-term programmatic and funding stability is underway with both U.S. House and Senate versions of five-year reauthorization proposals.
Jun 12, 2023
The May 19 ruling from Judge Sorokin came roughly a year and a half after DOJ sued to block the partnership, citing anticompetitive concerns.