The U.S. TSA is not consistently involving airlines when it reviews security directives at foreign airports, and its process for checking them is not transparent, says a report from the U.S. GAO.
Boeing has moved into forward-flight testing of its unmanned Cargo Air Vehicle (CAV) and completed more than 90 flights since beginning outdoor testing in early May.
The U.S. Transportation Department Inspector General’s Office (IG) will audit the FAA’s long-running NextGen air traffic control (ATC) modernization effort to determine if it is delivering on expectations.
Insolvent Slovenian carrier Adria Airways has left Star Alliance, becoming the second member airline in a month to leave the alliance because of bankruptcy.
New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced subsidies will be granted to general aviation (GA) operators to equip their aircraft with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) ahead of the country’s deadline for installation.
After close to a week of dispute, Garuda Indonesia and Sriwijaya Air have agreed to put their differences aside, with intervention from the government’s Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises.
Five people were reported killed and three injured when a Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov An-12 freighter crashed Oct. 4. in Sokilnyky, a village near Lviv.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Oct. 3 tentatively approved an agreement for Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL) to operate a joint venture (JV) between Hawaii and Japan, although it declined to grant the pair anti-trust immunity (ATI).
Delta Air Lines is seeking an exemption from automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) performance requirements for its Airbus A350-900s, which fail to meet navigation accuracy specifications when transmitting their position during surface movements outside of the runway area.
The investment vehicle that wanted to take over French airline Aigle Azur has submitted a last-minute bid to save low-cost, long-haul carrier XL Airways with a plan to take on two of its four-strong Airbus A330 fleet and around half its staff.
Most U.S. airlines would see minimal near-term fallout from tariffs on Airbus deliveries, though JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines could face notable challenges offsetting added costs, a Bernstein analysis concludes.
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation concluded a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Qatar Airways for three new Airbus A350-900s with the Sept. 27 delivery of the third aircraft.
Qantas has revealed new details of research plans for its Project Sunrise ultra long-haul commercial services initiative from Australia which includes a series of supporting test flights.
Boeing and Embraer on Oct. 3 formally acknowledged that they do not expect their commercial aircraft joint venture deal to close until “early 2020” after the European Commission indicated its competition review will extend into a Phase II.
Irish LCC Ryanair’s German pilots have voted in favor of a four-year collective labor agreement (CLA) to cover all Ryanair’s directly employed pilots in Germany until March 2023.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will begin using time-based separation of landing air traffic, as part of a suite of new tools being introduced to assist air traffic controllers.
