Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Authorities have arrested an employee at the FAA’s Washington headquarters on allegations that he attempted to extort foreign officials by offering confidential information on pilots whose licenses have been revoked
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air cargo operators are gearing up to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine while fighting to overcome a capacity shortage.
Civil Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Four and half years since the Brexit referendum and aerospace is no nearer to understanding what the UK’s future trading relationship with its nearest and largest trading partner will look like.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The Dec. 15 news that US President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former election rival Pete Buttigieg to be US Transportation Secretary will likely be met with a slightly quizzical “interesting” by those in Washington DC aviation circles.
Air Transport

Dr Kwasi Adjekum, Assistant Professor of Aviation at the University of North Dakota, USA, has more than 22 years of military and civil flying experience. A native of Ghana, he is an ICAO designated subject-matter expert in flight safety and IATA certified safety management systems implementation consultant. He explains why safety management is vital to post Covid recovery.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
On-aircraft experience in addition to simulator time is key to training pilots in aircraft upset recovery, safety and training experts say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use by U.S. pilots and air traffic controllers, ensuring that essential aviation workers can get immunized without jeopardizing their medical clearances.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
A small UK tech company says it has found an answer to the rapidly growing problem of fake COVID-19 certificates that threaten to undermine efforts to ensure air passengers are free of infection when they board an aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The prospects for a quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand increased significantly after the New Zealand government said it is targeting a reopening early in 2021.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
EASA finalized a Rolls-Royce-recommended inspection program for some Trent XWBs to spot cracks in intermediate pressure (IP) compressor blade roots.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) has published contingency measures aimed at keeping flights between the UK and the EU operating in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dnata and iFLEAT, an airline technology provider, and Thuisbezorgd.nl (part of Just Eat Takeaway.com) have joined forces and successfully launched a revolutionary pre-order inflight retail initiative in The Netherlands.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates Skyward, it’s loyalty programme, has marked 20 years with over 27 million members.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) has set out a goal framework aimed at helping the transport sector recover from the COVID-19 crisis and become more sustainable.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Fifteen aviation industry groups have asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to suspend an auction of radio frequency spectrum near the band used for radar altimeters.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Recovering from its worst-ever crisis while also focusing on reducing the environmental impact will be a 2021 air-transport challenge.
Civil Aviation

By Jens Flottau
IATA predicts over $38 billion in industry losses next year—more than after the global financial crisis but a third of the 2020 deficit.
Civil Aviation

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Ask the Editors: Though the FAA has approved the MAX’s return to service, pilots will require more training before they can fly it.
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plan to launch COVID-tested flights between Atlanta and Amsterdam, as carriers look to speed up the restart of international travel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Some business travelers, media staff and “elite sportspersons” will be exempted from COVID-19 quarantine on their return to England, under the latest guidance issued by the UK Department for Transport (DfT).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have revised their bilateral arrangement to cover the certification of aviation innovations such as eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Alan Dron
The European Commission (EC) has approved the sale of Lufthansa Service Group’s (LSG) European business to Switzerland’s Gategroup, allowing the deal to be closed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) finalized a new rule narrowing the criteria it uses to hold airlines accountable for “unfair and deceptive” business practices.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The UK government is proposing a late-night ban on Boeing 747-400s and similar-vintage aircraft at London’s main airports from 2022 onward to spare communities near airports from the noise of the older-generation types.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

This webinar took place December 3, 2020 and was sponsored by L3 Harris Technologies. An exclusive one-on-one with Chief Economist Brian Pearce as
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