Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ella Nethersole
The head of Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority is urging industry partners to explore growing investment opportunities in Nigeria’s aviation sector.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Antoine Fafard
New Aviation Week data for March reveals the scale of disruption the conflict in the Middle East wrought on commercial airliner operators in Gulf markets.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
Thai Airways is maintaining investment in digital capabilities despite tightening spending amid rising costs, CEO Chai Eamsiri says.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Brazil is stepping up efforts to attract new long-haul air service from Europe and Asia as it seeks to convert rising international demand into inbound growth.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
IATA says the Middle East conflict and resulting disruption to crude and jet fuel supply could force governments to reassess energy security strategies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
IATA Director General Willie Walsh says the oil price shock stemming from the Middle East conflict is not an “existential threat” to the airline industry.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
A prominent senator raised questions about ex-DHS Sec. Noem’s handling of a report about the shoes-off policy at airport security checkpoints.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Southwest Airlines is tightening its lithium-ion battery carry-on policies to further mitigate risk of onboard fires.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
French air accident investigation bureau BEA refocuses its efforts toward investigations expected to yield the most insights, dropping correspondence inquiries.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations warns against normalizing crisis zone operations, particularly when they are prolonged and uneventful.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s 2027 budget request of $22.35 billion is a slight reduction from the current year’s enacted total of $22.57 billion, documents from the agency show.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia X’s planned launch of flights to Bahrain in June, along with deliveries of new aircraft in 2026, remains on track for now as it navigates the fuel crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The Trump administration plans to privatize airport security screening, according to its latest budget proposal.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick
The Trump administration’s proposed fiscal 2027 budget includes a small increase in the FAA’s operations account.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The number of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers failing to report to work at U.S. airports has dropped 43% since March 27.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The CEO of a major international airline felt forced to announce his early retirement because of a public ordeal about how many languages he speaks.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Pratt’s redesign addresses risks revealed in three in-service events in 2018-2020 in which a fan blade fractured due to fatigue cracking.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
A deal announced by Republican leaders on April 1 to re-open the U.S. DHS and its agency responsible for airport security screening was dismissed on April 2.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ella Nethersole
Syria and Germany have signed a new air transport agreement, marking a significant step toward revitalizing Syria’s civil aviation sector.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp, Victoria Moores
Changes to security have come in fits and starts, with slow rollouts in some regions of new screening equipment to replace older technology.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Victoria Moores
Meeting the deadline to submit bids for a 44.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa have made non-binding offers, while IAG has abstained.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
The U.S. Congress has reached a deal to end the shutdown of DHS, which includes TSA, the agency responsible for most U.S. airport security screening.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The body representing Arab airlines has condemned Iran’s targeting of airports in the Gulf, stating that such actions violate international norms.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ella Nethersole
SolitAir has been granted the Air Cargo or Mail Carrier from a Third Country Airport (ACC3) designation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An FAA review of a long-used arrival procedure at San Francisco International Airport has deemed it non-compliant, prompting FAA to order immediate changes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation