The FAA has formally designated several internal staff roles to support the agency’s effort to coordinate with other aviation stakeholders and telecommunications industry counterparts as part of work being done to minimize the safety risk of new 5G C-band service.
The air navigation service providers of the UK and Canada are to abolish the use of the North Atlantic Organized Track Structure (OTS) for flights below FL330 (33,000 ft.) from March 1.
After more than two years of strict border restrictions, Australia will allow vaccinated tourists to travel into the country from Feb. 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced.
The EU’s transport ministers have issued a declaration that they hope sets the stage for a long-term aspirational goal on aviation sustainability to be adopted at the ICAO Assembly in September.
Revamped runway safety zone parameters and a just-launched flight-test program are seen as keys to establishing both short-term and permanent fixes to the 5G wireless challenges facing aviation and telecommunications companies.
A broad travel industry coalition has banded together to urge the Biden administration to lift testing requirements for pre-departure for vaccinated travelers entering the U.S.
New draft guidance on flight path management represents a major milestone in FAA’s years-long effort to address shortcomings in training and operational procedures linked to how pilots ensure aircraft are moving safely and under control.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) has become the latest European aviation entity to have a major cash infusion approved by the European Commission (EC).
Ministers from seven European countries have written to the European Commission (EC) calling for more ambition on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) targets, including allowing member states to set their own targets on top of an EU-wide minimum.
The UK government has launched an industry consultation over proposed changes to its passenger rights regulations, following the country’s exit from the European Union (Brexit).
ICAO Council member states have expressed concerns that Belarus may have held back information during the UN agency’s fact-finding investigation into the diversion of Ryanair FR4978 to Minsk in May 2021.
Airworthiness directives (ADs) mandating 5G-related flight restrictions that go beyond low-visibility operations highlight the complexity of protecting aircraft from potential interference while regulators quantify the risks and work on permanent fixes.
Management at Changi Airport have managed to facilitate travel through the airport thanks to comprehensive coronavirus-prevention measures, but now they are looking to find ways to reduce friction.
When the US State Department made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of 72 F-15QA aircraft to the Government of Qatar on November 17, 2016 – it included provision for continental United States based Lead-in-Fighter-Training for F-15QA aircrew, training materials, personnel training, simulators and other training equipment.
The rush of initial approvals clearing aircraft to operate near newly activated 5G wireless towers in the U.S. has slowed to a trickle, but many regional aircraft and a few mainline models still face significant restrictions at dozens of commercial airports.
EASA has dampened hopes by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for a swift return of the airline’s Third Country Operator Authorization (TCOA) that would allow the resumption of PIA flights into European Union airspace.
Singapore and Indonesia are nearing resolution on a long-standing issue over air traffic control rights, after the two governments agreed to realign the flight information region (FIR) over the Indonesian Riau Islands in a landmark bilateral agreement signed on Jan. 25.
