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.
The Hong Kong government has announced the removal of a flight-suspension measure that had been a source of frustration for overseas and local airlines.
The Biden Administration has picked Phillip Washington, head of Denver International Airport and an experienced transportation official, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration.
SkyWest is seeking Part 135 commuter airline authorization for a new charter subsidiary that would pick up scheduled service on recently vacated routes to small U.S. cities using CRJ200s modified to 30 seats.
Europe’s airlines have given a mixed response to the European Council’s approval of reforms to the region’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), welcoming sustainable aviation fuel allowances but sounding the alarm over the early phaseout of free carbon allowances.
The dual registration of aircraft raises safety concerns relating to the international validity of each airplane’s certificate of airworthiness, ICAO said.
The Canadian government has pledged more than C$100 million to three Nav Canada projects targeting airport and airspace-related pinch points in the Canadian air freight ecosystem.
The CEO of London Heathrow Airport has accused the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of failing to understand how much funding is required to operate a major airport.
Sometimes, the U.S. Congress gets it right. Several requirements in a sweeping 2020 law aimed at improving FAA’s safety oversight offer a few examples.
Eurocontrol member-states have selected Raul Medina Caballero, Spain’s director general of civil aviation, as the network manager’s next director general, as of Jan. 1, 2023.
The FAA is kicking off consideration of a Republic Airways request to provide an exemption for graduates of a tailored program in its training academy that would allow them to qualify as airline pilots with 750 hr. of flight experience.
In an effort to mitigate the effects of Western sanctions imposed in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian government has outlined a plan to reconfigure the country’s commercial aircraft fleet in favor of domestically produced airliners by 2030.
The European Parliament’s Transport Committee has approved legislation that includes a more ambitious sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate than one originally proposed by the European Commission’s “Fit for 55” climate package.
