Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
India’s aviation regulator has cut four people from its FOI ranks as the fallout from the IndiGo network disruption in early December continues.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
An Albastar-operated 737 lost separation with an Air France Hop! E190 in July 2023 after its transponder malfunctioned and the crew and ATC failed to notice.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority will begin issuing No-Boarding Directive (NBD) notices to airline operators at Changi and Seletar airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The Indian government has launched an inquiry and ordered IndiGo to reduce its schedule after the early-December meltdown.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By P. Barry Butler
We have created the world’s safest form of transportation through reporting our errors. Imagine what we could achieve by examining our successes with equal rigor.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy is strongly opposing Sec. 373, “Manned Rotary Aircraft Safety,” in the House-passed 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The French Environmental Authority (Ae) is recommending Aura Aero provides more details and analysis on the environmental impact of its factory.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Airline executives at CAPA describe an operating environment where traditional long-term network planning has been replaced by constant contingency modeling.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
IndiGo downgraded its quarterly capacity growth estimates as a result of its cancellation crisis and is still calculating what will undoubtedly be a major hit.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
IATA warns that sustainable aviation fuel production growth is slowing and targets are at risk.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
The rising trend of passengers filming an aircraft evacuation process and posting it on social media channels has alarmed IATA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Pilling
Togo-based ASKY and Angolan flag-carrier TAAG have revealed plans to establish their own MRO operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Pressures on Europe's airports will require a rethink of how airports manage performance, according to ACI Europe Director General Olivier Jankovec.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris
Boeing’s latest ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a United Airlines-owned 737-8, successfully conducted flight tests in Europe and the U.S.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Insufficient radome maintenance after a bird strike probably caused airspeeds to become unreliable on an Air France-operated Airbus A350.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ella Nethersole
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has confirmed the full operational deployment of Free Route Airspace in the Western and Central Africa (WACAF) region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
IATA is warning about a high increase in jamming and spoofing events in and around Venezuela and is pressing the ICAO to intervene.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
India’s aviation regulator has ordered IndiGo to reduce its flight schedule in the wake of massive flight disruptions over the past week.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Airlines are expected to see record-high load factors in 2026, although profit margins will remain dismally thin compared with most industries, IATA says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Beijing Chaoyang District People’s Court has ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay $3.3 million to eight families of passengers who were aboard flight MH370.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore launched a new Aviation Meteorological Program aimed at advancing R&D to better predict, mitigate and manage the impact of weather on air transport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Thales has been awarded a contract by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines to upgrade the country’s air traffic management system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Orlando and Tampa airports are preparing for the potential arrival of electric air taxis.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Indian regulators are signaling there could be major repercussions for IndiGo due to an avalanche of cancelations over the past week.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
As Spirit Airlines marks a third month in its repeat restructuring, airline founder David Neeleman is weighing in on its chances of survival.
Airlines & Lessors