Air Transport

FAA is lagging in resolving security risks that could affect the availability of data communications (DataComm) linking pilots and controllers, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Office of the Inspector General (IG) reported.

Canadian North and First Air have announced plans to merge—the latest step in the carriers’ efforts to combine their services to best meet the needs of communities in the Canadian arctic.

French aircraft accident agency BEA voiced its differences with Egyptian authorities over the May 2016 crash of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 over the Mediterranean.

Gulf Air has canceled its order for 10 Bombardier CS100s.

Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 737-8, the first of 30 of the type the carrier has on order.

Long-haul growth at two of its three airports saw Manchester Airports Group (MAG) return an increased net profit from continuing operations for its 2017-18 financial year of £122.5 million ($161.9 million), up from £117.4 million in the prior year.

PARIS—The mandate of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has been widened to include drones and urban air mobility under a new regulation due to come into force in the coming weeks.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) and the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on civil aviation technical cooperation.

Air Austral and Air Madagascar have materialised a crucial step in their strategic partnership.

The Farnborough Airshow will be buzzing around the digitalization of the aerospace and defense industries. Forget composite materials and Sharklets; think blockchain and artificial intelligence.

As Airbus heads to Farnborough Airshow, it faces potentially devastating fallout of a hard Brexit and the challenges of many changes in top leadership.

Oman Air is continuing its expansion across Europe by extending its codeshare agreement with Lufthansa.

A new era in East African aviation opened today when Air Tanzania took delivery of its very first wide-body aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines.

Airbus is continuing its route-proving program toward A330neo certification, completing a 2-hr. leg from Chicago O’Hare to Atlanta Hartsfield on July 7.

Garuda Indonesia has averted a strike threat following an agreement with key employee unions.

Norwegian regional carrier Widerøe signed a codeshare agreement with Air France.

The European Commission has opened an in-depth state aid investigation into Ryanair’s marketing agreements related to Montpellier Airport in France.

Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has completed its initial financing push in partnership with pan-African investment manager Kuramo Capital, and has begun negotiations for its future fleet.

Ethiopian Airlines Group is to start manufacturing aircraft-interior components in Ethiopia, after forming a partnership with German cabin specialist ACM Aerospace.

Airbus CEO Tom Enders accused the British government of having “no clue, or no consensus” of how to achieve Brexit without severe harm.

Airbus has started reducing the number of A320neo family “gliders” awaiting engines at its facilities in Toulouse and Hamburg.

Silverstone Air is the latest low-cost carrier to enter the east African market space. Githae Mwaniki takes a closer look at what’s on offer.

The A350-1000 is Airbus' latest widebody and the manufacturer has high hopes the aircraft will be a big sales success. Aviation Week & Space Technology evaluation pilot Tim Wuerfel was given the opportunity to test-fly the aircraft from the company's Toulouse base.

As the 2018 Farnborough Airshow showcases the latest and greatest in aviation and aerospace, we look at some of the technologies shaping the industry’s future.

The aircraft proves easy to fly manually and brings a new level of safety-enhancing automation to the airliner cockpit.