The FAA has pulled the maintenance inspection authority of Rhoades Aviation, the certificate holder that operates Hawaii-based all-cargo carrier Transair, based on findings from a months-long probe into its operation.
In an immediately adopted airworthiness directive (AD) due out July 20, the agency will order Boeing 737 operators to inspect cabin altitude pressure switches more frequently.
A British Airways 787-8’s inadvertent nose-gear retraction at a London Heathrow gate last month was caused by an incorrectly placed pin during routine maintenance—a design-related risk that regulators flagged in an airworthiness directive that had not been implemented on the aircraft.
The FAA violated environmental law when it amended flight procedures for aircraft arriving at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) without environmental review, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Following Argentina’s recent decision to lower the cap of passengers arriving on international flights, LATAM Airlines group has been forced to cancel service from Brazil and Chile to the neighboring country.
The FAA issued a second emergency airworthiness directive this week that requires operators of additional models of Bell helicopters to inspect their main-rotor hubs for potentially faulty hub strap pins.
A new executive order from U.S. President Joe Biden will require airlines to refund fees paid to check bags that are significantly delayed, part of a wide-ranging effort to rein in the negative effects of “corporate consolidation” in various industries.
With nations seeking to establish travel corridors to enable safe travel between them during the continuing pandemic, ICAO has issued new guidelines on setting them up.
As the idea of hydrogen-powered commercial air travel has gained traction in Europe, EASA believes it may have to look at certification beyond the aircraft.
The FAA on July 8 formally announced the entry into service of its Space Data Integrator, a system that enables the agency to track rockets and reentry vehicles in near real-time as they transition through the airspace.
After such a long lull during the pandemic, it is important that operators review their procedures to make sure they are up-to-date and in compliance, as well as to ensure they have the latest authorizations.
India’s government has named Jyotiraditya Scindia as the new minister of civil aviation, who will oversee the sector during the post-pandemic recovery.
Over 100 states are now participating in ICAO’s CORSIA carbon-offsetting scheme, after 16 island and lesser-developed states volunteered to join the initiative.
Existing aeronautical standards are not adequate for certifying artificial intelligence (AI) with safety-critical systems, and new means of compliance will have to be developed, concludes a report jointly issued by standards developers SAE International and Eurocae.
