Safety, Ops & Regulation

The Hungarian group’s application for U.S. approval for transatlantic cargo operations has been rejected.

Debate over the 5G C-band interference issue has featured a lot of finger-pointing between aviation stakeholders and the wireless industry.

Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced legislation to raise the mandatory retirement age for U.S. commercial airline pilots from 65 to 67 years old, part of an effort to head off a deepening shortfall of qualified pilots in coming years.

Adefunke Adeyemi has been elected AFCAC Secretary General.

Rudder inputs caused an American Airlines A321 to veer off the runway and strike its wingtip on the ground during a 2019 departure, the NTSB concluded.

It is not clear where and how China completed the icing tests, which were planned to be conducted in Canada in early 2021.

A landmark vote in the European Parliament last week secured the role of sustainable fuels in the decarbonization of European aviation.

Maybe it’s a coincidence that two different regulators released two similar messages on the same day reminding operators to keep their priorities straight.

Russian authorities have lifted the ban on operating Boeing 737-8 and 737-9 MAX narrowbody aircraft in its airspace.

The move has been criticized by tourism advocates, who say it will negatively affect travel to Canada.

The Hague-based Court will begin accepting requests for arbitration in August.

Bustanica has opened the doors to the world’s largest hydroponic farm, backed by an investment of US$40m.

The application will allow Joby’s U.S.-based certification to be concurrently validated by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority, accelerating access to the British market.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes head Stan Deal hinted of more orders for the stretched variant at the air show.

Adefunke Adeyemi has been elected as the new Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC).

Gulf Air has launched its Flight Pass system in partnership with Option Town.

Following ICAO’s upcoming meeting in Montreal, governments should collaborate to adopt additional sustainability standards

The carrier has been cleared to reinstate services to five points in Cuba that had been banned by the Trump administration.

Kenya Airways In-Flight catering facility, in collaboration with NAS Servair (NAS), has won Best Partnership as part of The Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC).

New requirements, more conservative approaches and evolving international relationships force OEMs to build more time into certification.

Canada’s air transport system has not escaped the delays and disruptions that continue to plague airport and airline operations worldwide, and it appears that only time and patience will remedy the situation.

Etihad Guest and Mashreq, a leading global financial institution, have launched a points transfer programme for members to benefit from.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) and FAA have grants to 85 U.S. airports.

The largest U.S. regional carrier hopes partial return to Part 135 status could help remedy chronic shortage of regional airline pilots.

It also amended the types of fuel that fall within the ambit of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and proposed a new fund to accelerate their introduction.