Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
With just seven days before the end of the Brexit transition agreement, the UK and the European Union have finally agreed on a future trading relationship.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Aer Lingus has won approval from the U.S. Transportation Department to enter into a transatlantic joint venture that also includes American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair and Iberia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
EASA has called for proposals from organizations as it seeks more data on the long-term effects of contaminants in airline cabin air.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Abu Dhabi, the federal capital of the United Arab Emirates and one of the seven that constitute the small desert nation, has eased its strict quarantine regulations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
IATA has appointed Kamil H. Al-Awadhi as vice president for Africa and the Middle East (AME), effective March 1, 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines has started trials of a new digital health certificate based on the IATA Travel Pass framework, becoming the first carrier to do so.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Polish flag-carrier LOT has become the latest European airline to receive government funding to help tide it over the financial crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Southwest Airlines marks its 50th anniversary in 2021 and it won’t be the year that the Dallas-based upstart with the stock exchange sticker LUV
ATW

By Alan Dron
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has denied claims by ULCC Ryanair that a sudden change in policy has forced the airline to stop operating on 12 UK domestic and international routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
As Canada’s airlines wait for details of specific financial aid from the government, the country aims by next summer to introduce new rules addressing large-scale flight cancellations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
An Air France crew that spent 17 hours on the ground with 497 passengers after a diversion to Atlantic Canada has lessons to apply in similar predicaments.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron, Ben Goldstein, Graham Warwick
Industry players are stepping up commitments, research and programs to meet industry sustainability targets of halving carbon emissions by 2050
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A bipartisan effort to fast-track new FAA certification and oversight mandates is using the emergency funding-focused omnibus bill to get the legislation into law, agreeing on new requirements targeting what the agency can delegate to manufacturers, emphasizing human factors reviews, and urging FAA to spearhead improvement of global pilot training.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Dublin Airport has applied to remove planning conditions surrounding its new, second runway that the airport’s operator said would adversely affect use of the entire facility.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s recent shift towards working with certificate holders to resolve certain regulatory violations and its handling of safety complaints from employees are facing renewed scrutiny and some legislative changes following a Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee report on safety oversight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Chen Chuanren
In early December, as they limped towards a Christmas holiday season set to be marked by minimal demand, and with Brexit uncertainty on the horizon, executives at Europe’s airlines were probably thinking things could not get much worse. But then along came the latest piece of bad news.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and UK Civil Aviation Authority sign two MOUs aimed at tackling emerging complex air-transport issues.
Maintenance & Training

By Helen Massy-Beresford
All eyes are on the air cargo sector as the logistical challenge of shipping COVID-19 vaccines around the world ramps up.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The Netherlands has suspended its UK air links and several other EU countries are said to be considering similar measures, to avoid importing a more contagious strain of COVID-19.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
United Airlines will become the second U.S. carrier to resume commercial Boeing 737 MAX operations when it reintroduces the model to service in
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
No deal yet as the end of the transition period looms, but with connectivity assured–for now–airlines’ biggest concern is data.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is offering an automated datalink transmission of an aircraft’s predicted flightpath from the flight management system (FMS) to air traffic control (ATC) in preparation for a 2028 mandate in Europe.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Several European nations risk repeating errors made in creating the first wave of biofuels by using production methods that actually do more harm than fossil fuels, according to a report from a European environmental lobby group.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Transport Canada (TC) plans to clear the Boeing 737 MAX to fly in Canadian airspace in January and will include a procedure for pilots to disable an erroneous stall warning as part of revised pilot training, the regulator said Dec. 17.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
A UK government initiative to reduce quarantine durations for international travelers got off to a difficult start after at least one approved COVID-19 test provider was overwhelmed with requests.
Safety, Ops & Regulation