Safety, Ops & Regulation

Tightening restrictions are getting in the way of airlines’ expectations of a summer recovery.

The UK government has denied press reports that a “vaccine passport” that would allow travelers to fly abroad is under consideration.

In 2020, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) issued a rule clarifying how it interprets its statutory authority to prohibit airlines from

737 MAX’s return does not mean work on the cornerstone narrowbody program is done, either.

Regulatory scrutiny that will add at least a year to Boeing’s 777X certification program goes beyond the flight-control system and stems primarily from concerns being voiced by EASA, multiple sources confirmed to Aviation Week.

Stakeholders from across the aviation industry reacted positively to the confirmation of Pete Buttigieg as U.S. Transportation secretary.

After losing nearly $35 billion in 2020, U.S. carriers are confident of a demand rebound. They are just unsure about the timing.

European countries including France, Germany and Portugal have introduced further restrictions to travel, with measures going beyond the updated travel restrictions the European Commission (EC) set forth in January.

Canada is adding significant new air-travel restrictions to ward off further coronavirus transmission, including suspension of all travel to the Caribbean and Mexico and funneling all international flights through four airports.

IATA has cautiously welcomed proposals to reinvigorate progress on the Single European Sky (SES) project.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has joined other global regulators in approving the return to service (RTS) of the Boeing 737 MAX.

Startup Assaia has partnered with airport solutions provider ADB SAFEGATE to use smart technology for streamlined turnarounds and predictive analysis.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has announced that Etihad Airways, in partnership with health and security services firm International SOS

Background provided by EASA on its formal Boeing 737 MAX return-to-service (RTS) approval sheds light on future changes on tap for the narrowbody family.

This webinar took place January 27, 2021. Join Aviation Week’s chief technology editor, Graham Warwick, for an exclusive 45-minute discussion on the

EASA has become the latest regulator to lift the flight ban of the Boeing 737 MAX, issuing a corresponding airworthiness directive (AD) on Jan. 27.

The FAA expects to certify the first of a new generation of advanced or urban air mobility (AAM/UAM) aircraft later in 2021 and says regulations will be in place in time for initial piloted electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) operations to begin as early as 2023.

Three of the region’s widebody operators are negotiating to cut their debt loads and dispose of some of their aircraft.

The European Commission (EC) is proposing member states implement tighter travel restrictions as newer, more infectious coronavirus strains take hold.

The Dutch cabinet has given preliminary support for a redesign of the Netherlands’ airspace, paving the way for more efficient operations from 2023.

Aircraft carrying critical COVID-19 vaccines across Europe and over the Atlantic are to be given special priority using a new flight plan code, under a partnership announced by Eurocontrol.

Canada’s latest testing requirements could further stymie the recovery for the country’s airlines.

U.S. President Joseph Biden on Jan. 25 signed an executive order reversing former president Donald Trump’s relaxation of entry requirements for international arrivals, in a bid to contain the spread of several new strains of novel coronavirus that were recently discovered abroad.

The U.S. aerospace industry’s future in China is doomed.

Delta Air Lines has appointed Henry Ting, currently the Mayo Clinic’s chief value officer, as the carrier’s first chief health officer.