Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Jet Airways has until Jan. 31 to make another substantial payment to creditors, which presents another hurdle in the airline’s restart plans.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
JetSmart will enter Colombia’s domestic market—the third largest in Latin America—on March 14.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker, Christine Boynton, Aaron Karp, Lori Ranson
Editors discuss the latest on the JetBlue-Spirit merger, as well as ULCC survival, competitiveness and implications for the Alaska-Hawaiian link-up.
Window Seat Podcast

By Lori Ranson, Christine Boynton
The low- and ultra-low-cost carriers are regrouping after rejection of their proposed merger.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Christine Boynton
The FAA has taken the extraordinary step of denying Boeing permission to continue with its planned production increase of the twinjet.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
When it comes to safety and the finger pointing falls on the wrong player, the reputational damage to the affected airline can be long-standing and costly.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
T & E’s latest study has identified 25 industrial projects and 20 smaller pilot projects that pledge to produce synthetic fuels for aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
ACI Europe's manifesto comes as European institutions prepare to adopt broad strategic priorities for the coming five years to 2029.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
Neither Boeing’s nor Air France’s documentation explicitly mentions the effects of simultaneous actions on the controls, investigators note.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Xavier Orr
The phenomenon of GPS spoofing has been a growing menace for pilots and operators worldwide, but its effects are beginning to be felt far from the battlefield.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
The industry appears to be moving more toward JetBlue and away from Spirit and the vaunted ULCC model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Most UK airports seem set to miss a government June 1 deadline to install new security scanners designed to speed passenger throughput.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Cargo, Abu Dhabi Airports and Abu Dhabi Food Hub (KEZAD )have signed a tri-party MoU to jointly establish a fully compliant and transparent origin-to-destination perishable air corridor known as the ‘Fresh Corridor 2.0’.
Airports & Networks

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad for providing materiel support to Iranian-backed militias.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The entire supervisory board of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny Airport, the new Warsaw airport under development, has been removed by the Polish government.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
FAA recommends visual inspections of Boeing 737-900ER mid-cabin door plugs after some operators have found loose bolts during earlier voluntary inspections.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Eurocontrol expects the number of flights in 2024 to reach 98% of pre-pandemic levels, with some months set for the same or higher numbers than 2019.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris
Investigators are examining an engine fire on an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F that had to return to Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff on Jan. 18.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Contrail avoidance gains traction, but questions remain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Two fatal 737-8 accidents, deficient quality on multiple programs, and recent 737-9 issues mean FAA would be justified in scrutinizing anything Boeing proposes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Stratos, an independent aircraft asset manager, has arranged the sale of two Airbus A330- 200 aircraft for Etihad Airways.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s newest 737-7 exemption request faces opposition from inside and outside the FAA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alex Derber
The country's government is reportedly assessing an aquisition of Mexicana MRO Services.
Services & Support

By Chen Chuanren
After a week of precautionary checks after the Alaska Airlines accident, the Indonesian Transport Ministry has allowed Lion Air's Boeing 737-9s to resume service.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Neither the FAA nor Boeing will discuss the process or speculate on how long the inspection review will take.
Safety, Ops & Regulation