Safety, Ops & Regulation

The Air Line Pilots Association is praising ICAO's rejection of a proposal to increase the maximum age limit for pilots on multi-pilot international operations.

The Transportation Department has approved SkyWest Charter's application to operate scheduled passenger flights as a commuter air carrier under Part 380.

Eurocontrol said the MUAC handled 677,010 flights over the summer period, its highest volume of summer traffic since the pandemic.

Signature Aviation and Flexjet invest significantly in technology and infrastructure to increase customer service.

Uzbekistan is set to host Central Asia’s largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility.

Pakistan International Airlines is returning to the UK market later this month after a five-year ban, restoring nonstop flights between Islamabad and Manchester.

Kenya plans to introduce a new method of assessing foreign airlines’ access to the country, as it seeks to bring greater fairness to the process.

IndiGo will relaunch flights to mainland China later this month, becoming the first to announce the resumption of nonstop service between the two countries since 2020.

Thailand’s upgrade to U.S. FAA Category 1 safety status in April has enabled the country to expand existing routes and establish new international services.

Carriers say taxation hinders decarbonization efforts, but they are struggling to convince some governments.

Frontier Airlines has urged lawmakers to consider granting small U.S. airlines antitrust immunity.

The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation has approved the Kingdom’s first virtual air traffic control (ATC) tower at AlUla Airport.

Air India’s expansion plans have been underwritten by a major new Airbus training center in the country.

Singapore and Argentina signed an open skies agreement, eliminating restrictions on air service and potentially jump-starting flights between the two countries.

Allegiant Air continues to await a decision on its proposed joint venture (JV) with Mexican ULCC Viva.

The U.S. government funding lapse has left the FAA operating with 75% of its staff, a U.S. Transportation Department summary of the agency’s plan shows.

ACI World projects global commercial air traffic will total 9.8 billion passengers in 2025 and exceed 10 billion in 2026, but growth is uneven across regions.

Airline bodies around the world have sounded an alarm about the extremely limited supply of CORSIA-eligible carbon credits.

Taiwan's Minister of Transportation and Communications issues a call for inclusion in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Turkish Airlines and Bahrain's Gulf Air agreed to boost their strategic cooperation and drive mutual growth and business development between the two carriers.

The Nouvelair-operated Airbus A320 involved in a serious incident at Nice airport was on approach to a runway it was not cleared for, investigators say.

A large Moroccan delegation was present at this year's Paris Air Show at Le Bourget to promote the kingdom’s industrial ecosystem and boost the attractiveness of its aerospace sector.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is stepping in to help restore the aviation infrastructure in Syria.

The dismissal of Kuwait Airways’ CEO in May was the latest problem to face an airline that has struggled with its country’s apparent lack of interest in aviation, say analysts.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China projects 19.2 million air travelers during the upcoming National Day holiday, a 3.6% year-on-year increase.