Safety, Ops & Regulation

Six months after the ADS-B mandate entered force, the FAA says it is pleased with the level of compliance.

A representative from the country’s largest flight attendant union has urged U.S. House members to extend federal payroll support into 2021.

Indonesia's transport ministry has removed a 50% load factor restriction on flights as the country prepares to resume normal economic activities.

Ask the Editors: U.S. airlines’ strength before the COVID-19 crisis and government support bodes well for the majors’ survival.

Ryanair, British Airways and easyJet have written to the UK government to condemn its decision to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for arrivals to the UK as part of its response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Honeywell is launching safety packs designed for airline passengers and crew, tapping into the company’s manufacturing capabilities in the safety and personal protection equipment segment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Asia-Pacific governments are negotiating to allow some international air service to resume within the region, at least in a limited form.

DUBZ, Dnata's baggage technology and logistics company, is now providing COVID-19 testing, enabling customers to safely complete the flight check-in process and obtain a medical certificate within 24 to 48 hours of testing - at home or any location of their choice in Dubai.

Saudi Ground Services,(SGS), Saudi Arabia’s major ground handling service provider has been pushing forward with its digital transformation across many of its departments and services in order to improve efficiency and productivity.

The China-U.S. airline-service detente continued June 5 as the U.S. Transportation Dept. (DOT) scrapped a plan to ban Chinese passenger carriers in mid-June, approving a total of two weekly frequencies instead.

International Airlines Group (IAG) is considering a legal challenge to UK government plans to impose a 14-day quarantine on international arrivals as part of efforts to fight COVID-19, CEO Willie Walsh has said.

Ask the Editors: Airliners are much cleaner than the average restaurant—especially now with new additional disinfecting being done.

Indonesia’s largest low-cost airline Lion Air will suspend all flights from June 5 citing poor passenger carriage as travelers struggle to fulfil the strict requirements needed to fly after movement control restrictions were lifted.

European Commission to improve EGNOS performance in approach and targets use of Galileo for air navigation.

Dassault Falcon Service has completed the conversion of a Falcon 900B corporate jet from a passenger configuration to cargo for use transporting fabric for face mask production.

Several U.S. airlines are among 69 signatories of a letter supporting a stay, or halt, of an order granting Ligado Networks access to mobile satellite services bands for a ground-based 5G network.

The UK government has confirmed plans that insist on almost all air passengers arriving in the country self-quarantining for 14 days.

The European Commission (EC) has banned all Armenian-registered carriers from European Union (EU) airspace, following a review of the country’s safety oversight first announced in December 2019.

BEIJING—China will experiment with granting the very liberal seventh freedom of the air, contrary to its habit of restricting each international

The District of Columbia National Guard is investigating “low-flying maneuvers” conducted by helicopter pilots over the city’s downtown June 1 after

SINGAPORE—Singapore Airlines (SIA) has increased its capacity by 2% for June and July compared to May, albeit a 94% reduction of its schedule planned before COVID-19 hit.

Newly nationalized Alitalia will have to navigate an even tougher air transport landscape than before the coronavirus crisis.

Low-flying helicopters responding to protests in the city’s downtown June 1 were involved in a “military operation,” according to the FAA, which has

The U.S. FAA will order Boeing 777 operators to validate the accuracy of fuel-quantity check systems following reports that inaccurate tank status data caused aircraft to depart with too little fuel for their planned missions, leading to at least 10 diversions.

Productive use of ICAO’s new “Takeoff” guidance on minimizing health risks during air travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic will require consistent