Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dubai Airports said it is working with its key service partners to ensure that pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage have a seamless journey.

The AviAssist Foundation has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2022.

Network Airline Services has recently opened a brand-new office in Muscat, MCT.

The Polish Infrastructure Ministry has approved the “general plan” for a new Warsaw airport, with a 2028 opening date for the transport hub in their sights.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and airspace closures are having long-term effects on the networks of European carriers.

The push to give FAA near-term programmatic and funding stability is underway with both U.S. House and Senate versions of five-year reauthorization proposals.

The May 19 ruling from Judge Sorokin came roughly a year and a half after DOJ sued to block the partnership, citing anticompetitive concerns.

The CEOs of RwandAir and Ethiopian Airlines have called on governments to accelerate air transport development in Africa to support economic growth.

The leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 9 introduced their version of the next FAA reauthorization legislation.

The carrier seeks a 30-day waiver of revocation-for-dormancy provisions, “in order to recommence operations on or about Sept. 1, 2023.”

For a second day, wildfire smoke drifting south from Canada prompted air quality warnings and impacted flights along the U.S. East Coast.

The FAA has published a long-awaited document outlining proposed pilot training and operating standards for eVTOL aircraft.

Wildfires in Canada have slowed or paused air traffic in portions of the U.S. northeast, as smoke drifts south in quantities large enough to impact visibility.

Few passengers realize how frustrating flying can be for wheelchair users, and how it involves undignified and sometimes harmful processes.

IATA’s real-time turbulence data-gathering platform is up to 20 participating airlines, with ANA and WestJet the latest to sign on.

Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission says slot allocation at Sydney Airport must be reformed in order to increase competition in the domestic market.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has defended the airline’s use of Russian airspace, highlighting the economic and social benefits that its flights bring.

Kazakhstan is preparing for safety audits by the U.S. FAA, EASA, and ICAO following a four-year safety oversight push.

Dallas-based carrier Ameriflight plans to launch large-scale drone operations in the U.S., but says drones will not replace current crewed flying operations.

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.