The FAA has taken another step toward extending its ground-based surveillance capability by using a commercial system for tracking aircraft over oceans.
The FAA next year will begin using live telemetry data from commercial space vehicles to determine the extent of airspace it needs to protect during launch and re-entry operations.
The heterogeneous health and safety requirements passengers face when trying to travel within Europe are badly hurting the entire commercial aviation industry, the CEOs of two major OEMs are saying.
The FAA’s finalization of required changes to the Boeing 737 MAX and its formal reversal of a flight ban if the changes are implemented clears the way for U.S. operators to get their grounded aircraft back in service.
The FAA on Nov. 18 rescinded its ban on Boeing 737 MAX operations, releasing text of an airworthiness directive that codifies the steps airlines must follow before their MAXs can fly again.
It is still unclear whether many airlines have the liquidity reserves and financing in place to survive the next year and emerge from the COVID-19 crisis.
The U.S. and UK have signed a new bilateral Open Skies agreement, ensuring continuity in transatlantic air travel as the UK nears the end of its Brexit transition period.
More than 300 employees working at FAA air traffic control (ATC) facilities have contracted COVID-19 since the first positive cases were detected at Chicago Midway International Airport in March, the agency’s top ATC executive said Nov. 17.
For the air transport industry, news of vaccine progress provides a glimmer of hope that the air travel recovery might come within the more optimistic forecasts.
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has again reiterated its position that governments should relax strict border and quarantine restrictions and use mutually recognized testing to restart the air transport sector.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has set out guidance for air cargo operators as the industry gets ready to play an important role in the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Taiwan is reportedly in discussions with Japan, Singapore and Vietnam to create bilateral air travel bubbles (ATB), just as plans to establish such an arrangement with Palau were shelved.
GE Aviation and New York’s Albany International Airport have announced a digital-focused partnership involving a new app to help airport staff and customers track COVID-19 cleaning protocols.
Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian ANSP faces what its president and CEO Neil Wilson has called “the toughest moment” in the company’s history.
Latin American countries—which have implemented some of the most restrictive and lengthiest pandemic-related lockdowns on air travel in 2020—are starting to open up as the region enters its high season.
The British government has again changed its list of countries from which air passengers may travel without having to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival in the UK.
Aireon on Nov. 12 announced an agreement with the FAA allowing the agency access to its satellite-routed aircraft surveillance data to evaluate different air traffic control applications.
In the days and weeks leading up to Election Day in the U.S., polls consistently showed the potential for a “Blue Wave” Democratic sweep of both chambers of the U.S. Congress and the presidency.
Do not expect a quick and obvious settlement to the large commercial aircraft subsidy dispute between Airbus, Boeing, the EU and the U.S. at the World Trade Organization (WTO) just because Joe Biden is the expected winner of the recent election for U.S. president.
