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By Victoria Moores
A UK government initiative to reduce quarantine durations for international travelers got off to a difficult start after at least one approved COVID-19 test provider was overwhelmed with requests.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus has unveiled a potential configuration for a hydrogen aircraft, integrating fuel cells and propellers in underwing pods.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
A little over three months ago former Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery took the top job at GE Aviation, succeeding company veteran David Joyce.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA, codifying a lesson learned from the Boeing 737 MAX saga, plans to use ad-hoc internal review boards to help validate work as during the aircraft certification process, administrator Steve Dickson said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group has doubled its operations in Colombia as other airlines in the country are close to reaching their pre-pandemic size.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Heathrow Airport has successfully appealed a February 2020 ruling that blocked its third runway plans on environmental grounds.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Southwest Airlines reached an agreement with Boeing to take delivery of 35 737 MAX jets in 2021, marking a 13-aircraft reduction from previous plans to add 48 MAX aircraft in 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
Authorities have arrested an employee at the FAA’s Washington headquarters on allegations that he attempted to extort foreign officials by offering confidential information on pilots whose licenses have been revoked
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Mexico’s Viva Aerobus will this week inaugurate four new routes from Mexico City as ULCCs in the country continue to grow their presence from its capital city.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Alitalia has operated its first flights to São Paulo after a suspension of more than nine months, with services to Buenos Aires in Argentina set to resume imminently.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Finnair is looking to gain support from the State of Finland with an unsecured hybrid loan of up to €400 million ($486 million), the oneworld alliance member said Dec. 16.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Startup ZeroAvia has raised $37.7 million in funding to develop a zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system to power 19-seat regional airliners.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Four and half years since the Brexit referendum and aerospace is no nearer to understanding what the UK’s future trading relationship with its nearest and largest trading partner will look like.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Transat AT shareholders voted Dec. 15 to approve a revised takeover bid from Air Canada, marking a key step forward for the planned acquisition of Canada’s third-largest airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Among the few differences between the FAA and some regulators on the Boeing 737 MAX’s re-entry into airline schedules is how pilots should be empowered to handle an erroneous stick-shaker stall-warning.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Outgoing IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac has indicated that further slot-rule waivers may no longer be needed once traffic stabilizes at 60-70% of 2019 levels.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
December is shaping up to be the weakest air travel month in the U.S. since August, as rising COVID-19 case counts and new government restrictions threaten to undo the modest demand improvement seen during the 2020 third quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
IATA has renewed its call for governments to ensure that aviation-sector employees are counted among the essential workers who will receive COVID-19 vaccines early.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
FedEx Express on Dec. 15 received the first ATR 72-600F freighter, a new version ATR launched in 2017 thanks to a firm order from the delivery giant for 30 of the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Los Angeles has been earmarked by Starlux Airlines as the Taiwanese carrier’s first U.S. destination as it builds on plans to grow its international network.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Qantas subsidiary Jetstar is planning to increase domestic flying during the first quarter of 2021 amid strong travel demand in Australia and the reopening of state borders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Maksim Pyadushkin
An Irkut MC-21-300 narrowbody powered by Russian PD-14 turbofan engines made its first flight from Irkutsk, Russia, on the morning of Dec. 15.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A new segregated travel lane designed for selected business travelers will be launched by Singapore as the country enters the last stage of relaxing COVID-19 restrictions.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use by U.S. pilots and air traffic controllers, ensuring that essential aviation workers can get immunized without jeopardizing their medical clearances.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
A small UK tech company says it has found an answer to the rapidly growing problem of fake COVID-19 certificates that threaten to undermine efforts to ensure air passengers are free of infection when they board an aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation