Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
AirBridgeCargo ordered to pay BOC Aviation for defaulting on three leases for Boeing 747-8 freighters and failing to return two of the aircraft and two engines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The China-brokered diplomatic rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran provides opportunities for significant increases in air services.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Beijing's initial plan was to shut off an area 85-nm north of Taiwan for three days when it plans to launch a satellite.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
New pilot-performance validation methods will debut as part of the 737-7’s certification. But first, they have to be developed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Infrastructure Minister Mark Harbers told Dutch MPs that the government would be appealing the ruling.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network staff
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia has issued notifications to aircrews after volcanic eruptions in the country’s Far East.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A court ruling against government plans to limit flights is good news for KLM and others, but the future is far from certain.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has signed a new agreement that allows members of its frequent flyer programme, Sindbad, to use their Miles to shop at Muscat Duty Free’s online store.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC) said it has witnessed an 86% decrease in workplace injury frequency rate and the safety culture in Dubai South is improved year by year.
Air Transport

By Christine Boynton
This summer, U.S. airlines will reduce services to the region’s airports to help avoid massive delays.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
No single factor appears common among five serious U.S. runway incursions that helped prompt an industry-wide safety call to action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The awards are part of the FAA’s Aviation Sustainability Center.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) has released for public consultation the latest draft of the EU Taxonomy, a list of sustainable economic activities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA surprised the industry in May 2022 with a shift to certifying electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles from Part 23 to Part 21.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The ruling comes just a day after Royal Schiphol Group, which operates the airport, set out its own plan to become “quieter and cleaner.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The industry says book-and-claim can support SAF while supplies are extremely limited as it does not require the buyer to own or use the physical fuel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Inclusion in the EU taxonomy is good news for the aviation sector, but airlines want more progress on reforms.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The areas they will enhance cooperation in are aviation safety, sustainability, training, innovation and “horizon scanning.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Air India has introduced refreshed inflight food & beverage menus across cabins on all international flights (ex-India).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Global air charter and leasing specialist Chapman Freeborn has appointed Scott Collier as President – ACMI Leasing to lead the newly-formed global ACMI department.
Maintenance & Training

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is updating engine bird ingestion certification requirements to better reflect real-world scenarios.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
The UK government's move sees taxes cut from £13 to £6.50 per passenger on domestic flights.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Xiamen Air has the largest 737 Max backlog among Chinese carriers, but it remains unclear if deliveries from Boeing will ever resume.
Airlines & Lessors

Carlos Lopez de la Osa
The industry should show climate leadership in tackling the non-CO2 effects of aviation with an innovative, can-do attitude.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Companies, associations, and airlines pushed back against the U.S. Transportation Department’s (DOT) proposed rulemaking on ancillary fees in a public hearing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation