Safety, Ops & Regulation

KLM and other carriers are facing the Dutch government in court this month in an appeal over noise level management policies that could see summer flights cut.

Although airlines are currently moving toward a profitable, safe, efficient and sustainable future after the rigours of the pandemic years, the industry is being hit by governments and airports who are taking unilateral decisions that threaten the financial recovery of the air transport industry.

The escalating levels of blocked funds will continue to damage airline connectivity worldwide, IATA has warned.

European carriers say they need support, not constraints, to help them decarbonize.

IATA has urged governments in Latin America to put incentives in place that would allow the region to emerge as one of the largest SAF producers worldwide.

Visa restrictions, capacity caps and even Russian airspace overflights are stemming the restoration of capacity in and out of China.

European airlines want airports to extend their operating hours to lessen potential disruptions caused by an upcoming NATO aviation exercise.

The DOT said June 1 that it is imposing the fine for BA failing to provide timely refunds to passengers for flights to and from the U.S. during the pandemic.

Hundreds of Spirit Airlines and Air Canada flights were delayed June 1 as the airlines worked to resolve technical issues.

More than two years into their alliance, a federal judge has ordered the carries to end the arrangement in a matter of weeks.

Boeing has signed a prepurchase option agreement with Equatic, a startup that aims to remove carbon dioxide from seawater.

“Look, we’ve got a legal system that allows for appeal, and we’re going to do that,” CEO Robert Isom said May 31 at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference

The operator of airports in the Netherlands has been ordered to accelerate the replacement of diesel-powered ground handling equipment by the end of 2023.

The MOBILE Act could move forward efforts to accommodate passengers with reduced mobility to stay in their own personal wheelchairs onboard an aircraft.

Etihad Airways recently announced Phase 4 of its "Giving Your Dreams Flight" global education initiative in India.

Kuwait Airways has signed of an agreement with the Turkish healthcare group, Acibadem Hospitals.

The AAM industry looks toward large-scale televised events and expositions as opportunities to engage regulators and capture the imagination of the public.

Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) will increase passenger ticket taxes from Sept. 1, including a 31.7% hike on transit passengers’ facility charge.

Saudia has successfully passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) for the 10th time and renewed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification.

While there are no concrete statistics on lives or hulls saved by advances in aviation safety, it’s hard to imagine anyone topping Bateman’s career totals.

Iberia customer experience director Melanie Berry details cabin changes the Spanish airline is making on board to improve its environmental footprint.

ULCC Ryanair has won another legal case in its long-running series of complaints against airline compensation packages approved by the EU during the pandemic.

The civil penalty follows an investigation by the U.S. Transportation Department’s (DOT) Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP).

An NTSB-hosted round table on runway incursions held May 23 discussed key issues and how to tackle them.

The U.S. FAA has awarded $100 million across 12 airports for airfield configuration projects aimed at preventing runway incursions, including LAS and SAN.