Safety, Ops & Regulation

System would automatically scan anyone who enters the cabin, adding a layer of defense against virus transmission.

IATA is now forecasting a slower than expected recovery of air travel for 2020 and into 2021, highlighting the need for further financial assistance from governments and urging the introduction of broad testing that would allow a quick reopening of borders.

Ask the Editors: Pilots are concerned about fulfilling requirements during the pandemic.

On the front lines of pandemic risk reduction, the aircraft cabin is getting its fair share of attention.

Mark V. Rosenker, former NTSB chairman, retired U.S. Air Force Major General and a tireless transportation safety advocate, died Sept. 26 in Alexandria, Virginia. He was 73.

With air traffic activity suppressed by the coronavirus pandemic, the ATM community is forward-focused on future scenarios.

Ask the Editors: The entire air transport industry is concerned about ensuring the risk of transmission is at the absolute minimum.

Spectralux Avionics has released a standalone data link unit that supports both U.S. and European data communications requirements.

EASA expects to clear the Boeing 737 MAX to return to service by year-end after securing commitments from Boeing to address specific safety issues the agency found in its review of the model, including adding a third source for measuring a key flight parameter.

Lufthansa CEO and IATA chairman Carsten Spohr believes substantial global long-haul networks could be re-established by the second quarter of 2021 if there is broad COVID-19 testing of passengers and crew.

Numerous challenges must be overcome to get to the hydrogen propulsion future envisioned by Airbus, along with rewritten business models.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

There was a sustained and unified emphasis on accentuating the positives during the British Business and General Aviation Association’s Brexit webinar held Sept. 22.

Some 100,000 jobs could be furloughed and many small U.S. cities will lose air service on Oct. 1 if the U.S. Congress and the White House do not act immediately on a new bill that would extend the government Payroll Support Program (PSP) for airline workers, airline CEOs and labor group leaders warned.

The European Commission (EC) has set out plans to upgrade the Single European Sky (SES) regulatory framework, modernizing the management of European airspace.

IATA is now calling for systematic COVID-19 testing of all international passengers before departure as a key part of efforts to restart aviation during the coronavirus pandemic.

The state of Hawaii has pushed back plans to launch a pre-travel COVID-19 testing program for out-of-state arrivals until Oct. 15, marking a two-week setback from earlier plans to partially re-open on Oct. 1.

As the downturn is slashing demand, Airbus plans to adapt workforce by the summer of next year.

Air navigation service providers (ANSP) should accept the “new reality” that European air traffic activity will not recover soon from the COVID-19

WASHINGTON—Restrictions limiting border crossings between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. to essential travel have been extended through Oct. 21 as the

Airline-industry groups are among 25 travel and tourism organizations that have called on the European Commission (EC) to replace quarantines with a common testing protocol for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

The FAA plans to begin collecting data on emergency aircraft evacuations and scrutinize manufacturers’ data more carefully to ensure its certification standards are sufficient.

Congressional report questions Boeing and FAA handling of pilot-response assumptions that set stage for two fatal MAX accidents.

WASHINGTON—A U.S. Congressional report on the Boeing 737 MAX reveals that while Boeing learned during the model’s development that pilots might not

Italian CAA ENAC has called a meeting with Irish LCC Ryanair to discuss reports that the airline may not be fully complying with national COVID-19 mitigation measures.