The Transportation Security Administration’s proposed baseline budget for fiscal 2023 would increase agency funding by nearly 16%, with a large chunk of the new money going toward greater pay and benefits for the agency’s nearly 50,000 employees.
The FAA is proposing mandatory upgrades to Pratt & Whitney PW1500G and PW1900G engines that incorporates a redesigned component developed to eliminate the risk of a condition linked to four inflight shutdowns.
In celebration of the Holy Month, Etihad Airways has teamed up with Emirati Chef Khaled Alsaadi to offer a specially curated inflight menu for the month of Ramadan.
Scandinavian LCC Norwegian and Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss have become the latest European carriers to relax their COVID-19 face mask wearing requirements.
Serial production of Russia’s new Irkut MC-21 narrowbody airliner will begin up to two years later than planned, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov confirmed after a meeting on the Russian air transport and aircraft industry held by President Vladimir Putin.
Qatar Airways is marking the Holy Month of Ramadan by preparing its flights for Iftar by serving bespoke treats to passengers on board and at Hamad International Airport (HIA).
Two years into the pandemic, European airlines have acclimated to high levels of short-term uncertainty, but as CEOs gathered in Brussels at the Airlines For Europe (A4E) annual summit, it was long-term issues that dominated discussions.
Kenya Airways and South African Airways (SAA) have announced a new lounge access agreement for their customers as part of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SPF) signed in November 2021.
The board of directors of the U.S. Export-Import Bank met for the first time under President Biden’s Senate-approved pick to run the bank, Reta Jo Lewis, and quickly doled out financial assistance for Boeing’s embattled airliner supply chain.
The Netherlands government is seeking to triple the country’s airport departure tax to €24 ($27) beginning in 2023, as part of its Recovery and Resilience Plan from the pandemic.
In this first episode of Aviation Week Network's new air transport podcast, Window Seat, editors discuss the fast-changing attitudes and rules related to mask wearing in airports and onboard airliners.
China has issued visas to NTSB investigators and U.S.-based technical advisors representing other key stakeholders, clearing the way for them to travel to the country and join the China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 accident investigation.
FAA’s fiscal 2023 baseline budget request of $18.6 billion includes $17.5 million to support aircraft certification reform mandates, including funds for adding more than 50 positions.
The FAA appointed Billy Nolen, leader of the agency’s aviation safety unit, as its next acting administrator, taking over after the departure of current Administrator Steve Dickson at the end of March.
As the EU enforces sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s air transport industry has new problems to solve, ranging from the financial health of its carriers to air traffic management and a post-war relationship with Russia.
The Hong Kong government has taken another step toward reducing COVID-19 travel restrictions for airlines, prompting Cathay Pacific to incrementally boost its schedule.
