Indonesia’s new Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) opened for operations May 6; it was built to replace the over-capacity Adisutjipto International Airport and is located in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta Special Region, on Java.
New questions are being raised over the development and oversight of the Boeing 737 MAX after revelations the manufacturer knew about a mis-configured angle of attack disagree annunciator alert message on the aircraft in 2017 but did not fix it or tell operators about the problem until after last October’s crash of a 737 MAX 8—the first of two to strike the model in five months.
All 18 Democratic lawmakers from the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee called on TSA to continue allowing collective bargaining for its frontline workforce, following comments from TSA Administrator David Pekoske that he has “not made a decision yet” on whether to allow the practice to extend beyond the current agreement’s expiration in December 2019.
The North Dakota Commerce Department will invest $33 million to help develop the state’s infrastructure for flying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of ground operators, Gov. Doug Burgum (R-N.D.) announced.
A Congressionally-ordered review by FAA into whether some aviation safety inspectors (ASIs) involved in evaluating the Boeing 737 MAX flight-control system during certification were not qualified found no evidence of any deficiencies, either related to work on the MAX or other aircraft, the agency said.
The China Southern Airlines subsidiary to be based at Beijing Daxing International Airport has completed preparations for the commencement of its operations and has applied for a license for public air transportation.
The Russian Transport Ministry said May 6 it sees no reason to ground the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ) fleet following the May 5 crash of an Aeroflot Superjet 100-95 upon landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, 27 min. after having taken off for a scheduled flight towards Murmansk.
Italy’s government said railway company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) now has until June 15 to present a plan for the relaunch of bankrupt airline Alitalia, in the latest deadline extension in a long-running rescue process.
Russia´s Yakutia Airline has ramped up training for its Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) crews and increased control over the aircraft’s technical condition following the Aeroflot Airline SSJ100 crash at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) May 5.
An Aeroflot Sukhoi SuperJet 100-95 (SSJ) crashed on landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport May 5, less than 30 minutes after taking off for a scheduled flight to Murmansk.
The Boeing 737 MAX grounding is creating short-term headaches for affected operators, but the crisis is not expected to shift the narrowbody-demand landscape nor harm the MAX model’s long-term prospects, leasing executives say.
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Nav Canada will install a time-based approach spacing system at its Toronto Area Control Center to improve runway utilization at nearby Toronto Pearson International Airport, applying technology that UK NATS developed for London Heathrow Airport.
The Aerospace Industry Association (AIA), the largest trade association representing U.S. aviation manufacturers, is calling on the U.S. Senate to confirm three nominees to the Export-Import Bank’s board of directors, following a May 3 vote by the upper chamber to close debate on the nominees.
