Safety, Ops & Regulation

The transport ministers of six EU countries have discussed short-term measures to curb demand for air transport and thus aviation’s CO2 emissions.

The European Union (EU) expects to be able to ratify two more Open Skies liberalized aviation agreements, with Oman and Tunisia, by the end of the year or early in 2023.

The incident at Cebu International Airport occurred during bad weather on flight KE631's third attempt to land.

SAF is seen as the most realistic near-term option to cut aviation emissions, but securing more supply is an obstacle for the industry.

The FAA and the Japan Civil Aviation Board have agreed to partner on advanced air mobility certification and operations.

A state law in California that entitles workers to defined meal and rest breaks is fueling an airline industry debate about whether states or the federal government should be charged with regulating worker protections in air travel.

Australia’s competition watchdog intends to rebuff the application of Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines to extend their partnership agreement.

The two groups are challenging the government on the basis that Jet Zero breaches the UK Climate Change Act, because it fails to ensure that the UK’s carbon budgets will be met.

Tools that bring safety can also expose private information.

U.S. airline pilot unions do not agree on whether the last two 737 MAX variants should have more modern crew warning systems.

The Air Line Pilots Association has told lawmakers that certifying the 737-7 and 737-10 without new flight crew altering systems is preferable to forcing Boeing to upgrade the last two 737 MAX family variants.

UK-based SATAVIA is seeking carbon-credit accreditation and preparing for its first auction, after using its contrail-prevention methodology to adjust 49 Etihad Airways and KLM commercial flights.

2024 Paris Summer Olympics set as a showcase.

The ULCCs still need approval from the U.S. Transportation Department for their JV.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and EASA signed the memorandum at the European Union–Asia Symposium on UAS and UAM in Singapore.

IATA has set up a sustainable finance task force to come up with metrics guidance specific to the airline sector by the end of 2022.

Congressional deadline is still an issue.

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has signed a global strategic agreement with Visa as part of a new 10-year exclusive partnership.

The industry was caught flat-footed when demand roared back this year after redundancies during the pandemic.

The European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed the the world’s first open skies agreement agreed between two economic blocs.

An FAA proposal to mandate secondary flight deck barriers has drawn contrasting opposition from across the industry.

While it was no small feat for ICAO to adopt a sustainability goal at its latest general assembly, the hard work of achieving that target is just beginning.

The Bahrain International Airshow 2022 has announced four ‘ground-breaking’ forums each featuring a variety of keynote and panel sessions.

ATW and CAPA editors discuss the restructurings, mergers and startups that are changing the Latin American air transport market.

The U.S. Export-Import Bank has committed to guarantee a $304 million loan from JP Morgan to cargo operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings to finance aircraft exports.