Air Transport

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 737 MAX situation reminds us that jetliner groundings, while rare, have always been with us.

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.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation to advance the safe, efficient and sustainable development of air transport in the Middle East North Africa region (MENA).

Alitalia has long been struggling, and the Italian government and its new partners are running out of time to map out a path to profitability.

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.

An Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 has crashed at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Initial reports show the aircraft, reportedly flight 1492, on fire. Some

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.

Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery database shows that China’s 13 MAX operators have their aircraft parked at 17 airports around the country.

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.

LCC Jetstar plans to launch its first route to Seoul, which would make it the only Australian airline flying to South Korea.

A shortage of pilots and mechanics is a “serious and immediate problem,” affecting business aircraft, commercial airlines and the military, the head of the Aviation Workforce Alliance warns.

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer delivered 11 commercial aircraft and 11 executive jets in the three-month quarter ended Mar. 31, including the first E175 jet to Mauritania Airlines, the first of this model to the African continent.

The U.S. was recently awarded an allocation of 12 new daily services to Tokyo’s Haneda airport.

Air France-KLM’s new CEO pledged to give investors a long-awaited strategy update in November, as the company presented first quarter 2019 results that showed a deepening loss due to excess capacity in the European air transport industry and high fuel prices.

Pilots for WestJet Encore, the regional subsidiary of Calgary-based LCC WestJet Airlines, on May 2 ratified their first-ever collective agreement, with 92% of eligible pilots voting in favor of the agreement.

Star Alliance members Air Canada and Austrian Airlines are expanding their transatlantic joint venture (JV) as they launch new services.

Late May 2, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) announced it had reached an agreement with its pilots—ending a six-day strike across its operations in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.