Safety, Ops & Regulation

South African Airways (SAA) has been contacted by South Africa’s Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) over possible license breaches related to company financial reporting and its planned equity partnership.

The decision will allow the airline to cut certain flights from three airports while maintaining slot usage rights.

The latest round of feuding was prompted by recently issued FAA pilot supply data that shows 8,823 newly certificated commercial pilots were produced in the last 12 months in the U.S.

The countries have signed an agreement to remove a cap on the number of flights and capacity.

While international capacity is accelerating in the Asia-Pacific region, the recovery has been twice as strong in Europe and North America.

U-Tapao is currently undergoing infrastructure expansions to become Bangkok’s third airport, linking to the city center and the two other airports via high-speed rail.

Aerospace and defense executives are ready for a digital reinvention—it’s time for governments to facilitate the change.

Kuwait Airways has launched its new food menus, which will be introduced shortly on-board.

Flights to Moscow will resume in October, making the airline the fifth to offer flights between the United Arab Emirates and Russia.

Denver International’s altitude continues to create problems for aircraft collision-avoidance systems, the FAA said in a recent safety alert.

International services operating to China with larger aircraft are now less likely to be temporarily halted.

The FAA’s decision to push radio altimeter upgrades as wireless companies roll out new 5G networks has airlines on edge.

Rather than release an updated standard that meaningfully moves the needle on airline refunds during a continued stretch of industrywide operational challenges, the DOT appears to want to to codify bare minimum expectations.

U.S. authorities are attempting to seize a Boeing 747-300M freighter operated by a Venezuelan cargo airline, on the grounds that it breaches sanctions against Iran.

FAA okay to re-start deliveries ends a long saga, but now Boeing has a new problem to worry about. Listen in as our specialists break down the situation—and the numbers.

The U.S. startup wants to offer scheduled flights before the end of 2022.

The airlines most affected by the latest ban are Russia’s two largest private carriers—S7 Airlines and Ural Airlines.

Eighteen designated airways are currently affected by the war games, which have seen multiple ballistic missiles fired across the Taiwan Strait.

Southwest says it does not expect any 737-7 deliveries until next year, raising questions about the model’s certification progress.

Airlines are angry about an FAA proposal to address the risk of interference from new 5G wireless towers in the U.S.

Frontier’s position looks enviable despite losing bidding war.

Iran and Russia have signed an agreement that potentially will help Moscow evade aviation sanctions imposed by the West since the invasion of Ukraine.

Airports in Fujian, the province facing Taiwan, has seen mass cancellations of commercial flights as China goes into a “war-like” footing ahead of a highly controversial visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.

African carriers generate most of their revenues in weaker home currencies but incur their input costs, often including fuel, in US dollars and euros. Kamil Alawadhi, IATA’s regional vice president, Africa & Middle East offers his opinion.

Industrial action has been taking place across Europe this summer as airline employees aim for better pay and conditions.