Safety, Ops & Regulation

US airlines expand employee vaccine mandates.

The Machinists union in Wichita is pushing back on a government mandate requiring employees of government contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as Textron Aviation and Spirit AeroSystems work to comply.

Europe’s travel and tourism industry is calling for a new approach to COVID-19 travel rules in the region, including the elimination of the color-code system introduced in 2020, as European leaders are due to meet in Brussels to discuss the next steps.

Lufthansa and easyJet won backing from a European court over deals they undertook to buy Air Berlin assets, after the court dismissed two cases made by Polish airline LOT.

Aviation’s existential threat is not COVID; it’s the environment.

Modifications target issues that came to light in five different occurrences. Planned phase-in of upgrades needs FAA approval.

The UK CAA will allow London Heathrow to raise passenger charges—but not as much as the airport had hoped for.

The European Union and the state of Qatar have signed a comprehensive air transport agreement, upgrading rules and standards for flights.

Despite unprecedented fiscal pressures, Boeing says continuing ecoDemonstrator support is investing in the future as sustainability takes center stage.

Alaska Airlines calls for more support on sustainable fuels as it looks for efficiency gains through ecoDemonstrator involvement.

A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted former Boeing 737 MAX chief technical pilot Mark Forkner, alleging he intentionally withheld crucial information about flight control software changes from FAA officials during the model’s certification, helping set the stage for two fatal accidents linked to the software.

Vaccinated air travelers from 33 foreign countries will be allowed to enter the U.S. beginning Nov. 8, according to a White House official.

The Australian state of New South Wales plans to remove quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated residents returning home, prompting Qantas to

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has rebuilt its State of Design capabilities after delegating the task to EASA almost two decades ago.

After 18 months, the Indonesian government has reopened its Bali and Riau Islands provinces for foreign tourists on Oct. 14.

The European Union and Ukraine have reached an agreement on a common aviation area after 15 years of negotiations.

Enhancement is part of a multiyear effort to improve airspace usage, reduce emissions.

Daily disasters help define the global environmental problem.

Boeing is developing a series of nacelle improvements for grounded Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered 777s and wants FAA’s blessing to phase them in as they are finalized, instead of delivering a complete, compliant nacelle structure as required by the agency’s certification rules.

Emissions auditor Verifavia believes there will be no offsetting requirements for any airlines worldwide in 2021 under ICAO’s Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).

Support from Latin American countries is crucial for airlines in the region to meet sustainability targets.

More than four in five aviation-related companies recently polled do not require their workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to aviation job website JSfirm.com.

The Thai government intends to allow fully vaccinated visitors from a list of low-risk countries to enter the country by air without the need to quarantine.

A day after announcing a vaccinated travel lane (VTL) with South Korea, the Singapore government revealed eight more partner countries in Europe and North America.

Republican leaders in the U.S. House Transportation Committee have written to President Joe Biden expressing concerns about the administration’s use of airline contracts as “coercive measures” to get carriers to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for their workers.