The Austrian government has expanded its landing ban to cover aircraft originating from 18 nations, up from the previous nine, after noting rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in certain countries.
WASHINGTON—The NTSB cited poor airmanship as the probable cause of February 2019’s crash of an Atlas Air Boeing 767, but took the unusual step of referencing FAA inaction on a long-sought change as a contributing factor.
Ryanair is calling on the Republic of Ireland to withdraw its 14-day quarantine, which has triggered the Irish LCC to cut up to 1,000 Ireland-UK flights in August and September.
China has condemned France’s decision to slash the number of Chinese airline flights to Paris per week from three to just one, which Paris said was in response to China’s "five ones" policy.
The U.S. FAA, responding to Pakistani officials’ acknowledgment that many of its professional pilots have invalid licenses, will downgrade its rating of Pakistan’s civil aviation oversight, signifying the country no longer complies with ICAO standards reviewed by a U.S. agency audit program.
Investigators that probe fatal air transport disasters almost always need flight data and cockpit voice recorder data to shed light on key links in event chains.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has reiterated to Shanghai its general requirement that passenger aircraft arriving from abroad must be no more than 75% full.
A Ruili Airlines Boeing 737-800 (reg B-7866) made an emergency landing on the night of July 6 after the heating element in the left cockpit windscreen failed, causing it to crack.
EASA plans to mandate inspections of certain Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 low-pressure turbine (LPT) discs following word from the manufacturer that contact between the parts and nearby seals can lead to cracks.
The UK government has published a list of countries from which international arrivals to England will not have to self-isolate, including France, Greece, Italy, Spain and other popular tourist destinations.
The preliminary report on May 22’s crash of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight 8303 (PK8303) leaves many unanswered questions about the accident sequence.
Quarantine regulations pose as much of a threat to restoring air links in the Middle East and Africa as the COVID-19 pandemic itself, according to IATA.
Hawaiian Airlines is reinstating service on several routes to the U.S. mainland now that Hawaii is lifting its 14-day quarantine requirement for out-of-state travelers, providing they have already tested negative for COVID-19 prior to traveling.
WASHINGTON—A U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on the Boeing 737 MAX’s certification underscores the inadequacy of communication between Boeing and the FAA that helped set the stage for two fatal accidents and the model’s ongoing grounding.
