Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa has offered concessions in its effort to win approval from the European Commission for its proposed ITA Airways purchase.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Asia Pacific regulators are taking different approaches to the U.S. FAA’s recent order to ground the Boeing 737-9, although the effects are largely minimal.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Pierre-Yves Huerre took on the leadership of the BEA as of Jan. 1 for a period of five years, replacing Remi Jouty.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
In 2023 Russia’s airlines expanded their fleets suitable for restricted international operations, which became the main driver for passenger traffic growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Figuring out what happened with four bolts on the Alaska Airlines accident flight 737 MAX is emerging as a key task in NTSB's probe.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Lori Ranson
FAA said there are 171 Boeing 737-9s worldwide with the panel-like plug configuration under scrutiny.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An initial examination by NTSB investigators found no airframe damage resulting from the still-unexplained accident sequence.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A spokesperson for the antitrust authority AGCM said the investigation had closed without finding evidence of price-fixing on the routes investigated.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Runway 16L/34R is the longest of four runways at Haneda and its closure has led to the cancellation of more than 1,200 flights since Jan. 2.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has revealed its ‘vegan vault’ of 300 recipes as demand for plant-based cuisine increases by 40%.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Astral Aviation has entered into a Global Sales Partnership Agreement (GSP)Take Off Aviation in South Africa.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Guy Norris, Helen Massy-Beresford
NTSB reports that the door "plug" which detached from an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 during a mid-air incident Jan. 5 has now been found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
The airport’s flight cap reprieve provides summer season clarity, but European aviation increasingly will be in the environmental spotlight this year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Several factors aligned to set up the Oct. 15, 2022, incident, investigators found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines’ new LCC subsidiary AJet has secured its air operator certificate and is set to start operations in time for the summer 2024 season.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Brazil has confirmed several new air service agreements designed to increase traffic to the country, including a memorandum of understanding with Türkiye.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Regulators are urging Airbus A220 operators to follow manufacturer guidance for mitigating risks of main landing gear wheels locking up on contaminated runways.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Gabon's post-military coup head of state is looking to re-establish a national flag-carrier after an absence of 18 years.
Airlines & Lessors

Network Airline Services has been appointed General Sales and Services Agent (GSSA) for Air Mauritius in Denmark which became effective from August 1, 2023.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
IATA Director for Net Zero Transition Hemant Mistry explains what’s needed to grow the global supply of sustainable aviation fuel.
Window Seat Podcast

By Sean Broderick
Investigators detail systemic weaknesses and questionable assumptions as likely contributors to a near-collision between a FedEx Boeing 767 and a Southwest 737.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Chen Chuanren
How ATC instructions were given and followed will be one of the key focus areas for investigators as they work to piece together the accident’s chain of events.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
An investigative report says human error, high workload and erroneous engine feathering led to the January 2023 Yeti Airlines accident in Nepal.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The Estonian government is in discussions with seven potential new owners of the Baltic nation’s Nordic Aviation Group (NAG).
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
New concepts are in the works, such as military areas that move with the activity along a defined trajectory.
Safety, Ops & Regulation