Canadian airline Air Transat has committed to buying sustainable aviation fuel from a Quebec-based consortium, the first such offtake agreement to be signed in Canada.
The U.S. FAA, responding to Pakistani officials’ acknowledgment that many of its professional pilots have invalid licenses, will downgrade its rating of Pakistan’s civil aviation oversight, signifying the country no longer complies with ICAO standards reviewed by a U.S. agency audit program.
Investigators that probe fatal air transport disasters almost always need flight data and cockpit voice recorder data to shed light on key links in event chains.
ANA Holdings, parent company of All Nippon Airways, is cooperating with Japanese startup Aeronext on the development of delivery drones with the goal of beginning commercial operations in 2022-23.
United Airlines backed out of a plan to close its Boeing 787 pilot base at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), citing a “changing competitive environment” at the major U.S. west coast hub airport.
The FAA is exploring new applications for using drones in the airport environment and simultaneously advancing its study of systems designed to stop unauthorized drones from interfering with airport operations.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) plans to follow up its new partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL) by forming similar arrangements with other international carriers.
New projections from IATA indicate steeper drops in demand, revenue and staff numbers than previously estimated for some of the key Asia-Pacific airline markets this year.
