Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. military plans to use contracted commercial aircraft to airlift infant formula into the country amid an ongoing shortage, as part of “Operation Fly Formula.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
EASA and Brazil’s ANAC have finalized an agreement that will see Brazil join Europe’s ramp inspection program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
IATA's Rafael Schvartzman warns that EU measures will damage the competitiveness of European carriers if they are adopted in their current form.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The slowly fading COVID-19 outbreak has led to EASA calling a halt to permission for airlines to carry cargo in passenger cabins.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
The Civil Aviation Administration of China insists the investigation into the March crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 is still in its early stage
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
An EU-ASEAN agreement expected to be signed by the end of 2022 would be the world’s first bloc-to-bloc open skies agreement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron, Kurt Hofmann
Cabin waste is costing airlines money, consuming valuable resources and undermining the sector’s sustainability credibility. But different rules from
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
A new report from one of the leading credit rating agencies has a somewhat surprising answer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA issued final paperwork clearing the return to service of 52 Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777-200s operated by United Airlines, ending a grounding that has constrained the carrier’s widebody capacity over the last fifteen months.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A European Parliament committee has adopted draft laws that will allow for long-haul flights to be included in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and phase out free allowances for airlines two years earlier than planned, among other measures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Senior executives at the Changi Aviation Summit in Singapore said lessons learned during the pandemic should be channeled into building up resilience in case of future disruptions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has signed an MoU with AviaPro Consulting to develop a range of aviation consulting services for the benefit of airline members.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The promise of Single European Sky has yet to be realized 20 years on, but concrete advances can be seen in the continent’s airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Embraer has linked the inflight loss of an E170 winglet to cracking, prompting regulators to issue an emergency airworthiness directive calling for inspections.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA isn’t known for moving quickly on many things.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Saudia and American Express Saudi Arabia, have introduced the possibility for all American Express Saudi Arabia Cardmembers to transfer two Membership Rewards points for one AlFursan mile.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Advanced air mobility aircraft manufacturers are calling for clearer guidance from the FAA over certification requirements after the regulator signaled a change in rules governing approval for winged electric vertical-take-off-and-landing vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein, Lori Ranson
The New York-based carrier badly needs to find a new niche—could it be Airbus A220-300 point-to-point operations?
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
A Tibet Airlines Airbus A319 was severely damaged during a runway excursion May 12 at Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways has been recognised as the airline with the ‘Best Cabin Crew’ as well as being awarded the ‘Best First Class’ at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2022.
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
Boeing will not get the 737-10 certified in 2022, but it is confident that a looming deadline that would require a major flight-deck change will not apply to the largest 737 MAX variant.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Complexity created by operations at a new reliever airport near Mexico City International is creating additional safety risks in the region’s airspace, industry groups warn.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
EU aviation safety regulator EASA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have dropped their recommendation that mask-wearing should be mandatory in airports and during flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The pilot’s decision to continue flying under visual flight rules into deteriorating weather conditions caused the December 2019 fatal crash of a Safari Aviation sightseeing helicopter in Hawaii, the NTSB said May 10 in a probable cause finding that faults the FAA for poor leadership and oversight of air tour operators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airway has unveiled its new Economy class soft furnishings and tableware which will be launched on board in the fourth quarter of the year.
Emerging Technologies