Safety, Ops & Regulation

Algorithms are being written to improve training and maintenance and better visualize risks.

Should the endangerment finding be upheld, the EPA would develop a regulation governing lead emissions from aircraft; the FAA would prescribe standards for the composition of unleaded avgas.

New priorities for the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA include improving cabin air quality, preventing sexual assault of flight attendants and issuing greater fines and penalties for unruly passengers.

Some in the aviation industry heralded ICAO’s endorsement of the Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG), but critics assert the aviation sector is dragging its heels in fighting climate change.

After sanctions, Moscow expects that 270 MC-21-310 will be assembled by 2030.

The aviation industry’s progress toward a long-term climate goal for the global air transport sector took a significant step forward this summer at

Will the United Nations' aviation organization back airlines’ call for a carbon net-zero goal by 2050?

The Allied Pilots Association says it will not support giving Boeing more time to certify its final two 737 MAX family variants if the manufacturer does not meet a year-end deadline linked to flight deck system requirements.

Mesa CEO Jonathan Ornstein is holding out hope that his company’s new pilot development program could help the industry recover from an ongoing regional pilot shortage but has no illusions about the magnitude of the challenge at hand.

The carrier had planned to resume flights to the Asian hub in March 2023.

The implementation of Free Route Airspace should be completed by 2024, about a year later than planned, after delays linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Eurocontrol’s Director General Eamonn Brennan said.

New FAA guidance on both training and operational aspects of managing an aircraft's flight path is expected to be out by yearend, the agency told ICAO delegates in an update.

The country was unable to win a majority from 170 voting nations at the 41st ICAO Assembly, which meets in Montreal every three years and runs through Oct. 7

Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen on Oct. 4 signed a final rule that extends the minimum rest period for flight attendants to 10 consecutive hours between shifts, saying the change “corrects a historical inequity.”

At a Eurocontrol-led conference in Brussels, industry representatives discussed measures to avert a repeat of of the operational chaos of summer 2022.

A new in-flight menu has been launched on Air India domestic routes amid the onset of the festive season.

The push to create the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation comes as lawmakers and aviation stakeholders look for new ways to grow the country’s pilot pipeline.

As restrictions are removed, mainland China will be left as the lone holdout of the major Asia-Pacific economies.

The carriers already codeshare on 20 routes between North and South America.

The FAA has upgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating, paving the way for airlines to add service to the U.S. and launch new routes.

The CAAS and the CAA NZ have signed a Technical Arrangement on Aviation Maintenance on Sept. 30.

Boeing does not appear to be on track to get the 737-7 certified this year, putting the program in need of a congressional waiver from a pending deadline.

As airlines map out their paths to net-zero emissions, the industry seeks to make sure they have accurate ways to track their performance.

The FAA should clarify its certification requirements for advanced air mobility vehicles and work with the federal energy department to validate battery technology and develop a charging infrastructure for electric aircraft, aviation industry representatives say.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has released a draft rulemaking that would require sellers of commercial airline tickets to clearly display ancillary fees at the point of sale.