Air Transport

The FAA appointed Billy Nolen, leader of the agency’s aviation safety unit, as its next acting administrator, taking over after the departure of current Administrator Steve Dickson at the end of March.

Airbus has flown an A380 with one of its four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), produced from used cooking oil and waste fats by France’s Total Energies.

UPS has named Jim Joseph as president of its airline operations, replacing Brendan Canavan, who has held the position since 2014.

Aer Lingus has secured €200 million ($220 million) in fresh financing from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), while Irish regional start-up Emerald Airlines has been granted €6 million.

As the EU enforces sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s air transport industry has new problems to solve, ranging from the financial health of its carriers to air traffic management and a post-war relationship with Russia.

Saudi Arabian airline flynas' board of directors has approved its strategic plan, which includes raising new aircraft orders to 250.

EASA has published a regulatory change which will allow airlines to reduce the amount of fuel carried for diversions and delays.

The Hong Kong government has taken another step toward reducing COVID-19 travel restrictions for airlines, prompting Cathay Pacific to incrementally boost its schedule.

IndiGo has said it will resume scheduled international flights on 150 plus routes in a phased manner during the next month.

Rescuers recovered China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735’s flight data recorder March 27, and investigators are encouraged that damage to the unit will not prevent it from yielding valuable clues that will help explain what brought the aircraft down.

Infrastructure consultancy Aecom has partnered with wastewater processing company Genifuel to scale up the production of a carbon-neutral sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from algal blooms and sewage sludge.

The CEOs of the largest U.S. airlines called on President Joe Biden to remove the federal mask mandate for commercial air travel, which they said is “no longer aligned with the reality” of the current epidemiological situation.

The lack of widebody capacity for international services is making Russian carriers look for alternative ways to serve foreign destinations.

As an immediate priority action, the Canberra government should create a high-level Jet Council to accelerate the development of a domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia, a new report has recommended.

IATA announcement that it is moving its AGM from Shanghai to Doha may be indicative of China's currently diminishing role in aviation.

Flight testing on the 737-7 wrapped up in 2021, but Boeing has not completed its share of certification work on the aircraft, the company confirmed.

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is launching “the BlueSky program,” a sustainability index aimed at allowing air cargo operators to measure their progress on sustainability goals and speed up the industry’s sustainability efforts.

LOT Polish Airlines is launching new passenger flights to Mumbai and resuming service to Delhi after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.