Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ukraine’s government said it would take on the financial commitment for the safety of aircraft in its airspace as concerns among airlines and insurers led to flight disruptions amid rising fears of a Russian invasion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Oman Air receives endorsement of its Records Management Manual during an official signing by National Records and Archives chairman Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Dhawyani and Oman Air chief executive officer Abdulaziz Al Raisi.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Emissions regulations will cause issue.
Singapore Airshow

By Sean Broderick
Managing flightpath is emphasized as a key piloting concept that leverages various tools.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Volocity air taxi services could come by 2024.
Singapore Airshow

By Guy Norris
The certification process will begin after the show.
Singapore Airshow

By Molly McMillin
The awards, combined with prior rounds of funding announced in September and November 2021, bring the total to $673 million to protect jobs at 593 U.S. companies,
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Looking beyond the omicron wave, European LCCs are anticipating strong summer demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
U.S. aviation industry stakeholders have spent the better part of a year collectively pushing the U.S. government, specifically the Justice Department (DOJ), to step up prosecution of unruly airline passengers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As Europe seeks to finalize emissions reduction measures for the aviation industry that will contribute to the region’s overarching environmental goals, ambitions for use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from numerous stakeholders are increasingly in focus.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Alton Aviation Consultancy, an aviation advisory firm, is expanding its footprint with a new office in Dubai.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
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.
Sustainability

By Sean Broderick
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Guest and the First Abu Dhabi Bank, in partnership with Visa, will launch a sustainably-focused Visa credit card.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Langhorne Bond, a former FAA administrator whose focus on safety extended far beyond aviation, died Jan. 29 in Marshall, Va.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) has become the latest European aviation entity to have a major cash infusion approved by the European Commission (EC).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
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).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation