Safety, Ops & Regulation

Ask the Editors: EASA and the FAA have issued recent guidance to reinforce proper use of biocides.

Damage to a seal probably caused a windscreen burst on a Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 in 2018, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.

The Greek government has offered the country’s airlines a package of support measures totaling €115 million ($128 million) as the nation prepares to restart its crucial tourism industry.

You don’t hear the word “NextGen” mentioned much these days, but some of the new systems the FAA is developing or evaluating to track aircraft as well

U.S. federal agencies have formally petitioned the FCC to reconsider its order allowing Ligado Networks access to spectrum near GPS.

Governments have provided $123 billion in air transport industry COVID-19 aid but not to all and leaving some with a high debt burden.

A team led by Pakistan’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the wreckage of Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 (PK8303) on May 28.

Concerned over the potential of interference with radio altimeters, an aviation industry coalition has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconsider an order making available “mid-band” radio frequency spectrum for uses including 5G communications.

Bristol Airport plans to install a drone threat management system following a successful three-month pilot project.

Beijing is looking to allow more airlines to apply for charter flights into China, thus increasing flights beyond the so-called “five ones” policy introduced to stem the importation of COVID-19 cases.

While Singapore Airlines received strong state backing, financially troubled Thai Airways was sent to bankruptcy court by its government.

Agency plans to integrate reviews into formal certification process.

One does not have to look far to find evidence of how bad things are for the airline business amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

ICAO has joined the International Labour Organization and the International Maritime Organization in calling for “key worker” status for the millions of personnel maintaining essential global air and sea trade capacities.

Despite an ongoing flight ban expected to last until the end of May, Filipino carriers Cebu Pacific and Philippines Airlines (PAL) have rolled out special measures as the industry returns to a “new normal.”

Russian airlines have managed to persuade the government not to include a limit on the number of passengers on commercial flights in new coronavirus-protection guidelines.

Figuring out how to make passengers comfortable boarding aircraft again, without having to block off middle seats indefinitely, is a problem the

U.S. carriers are cautiously optimistic amid signs of a domestic rebound.

Worries over a loss of competition on routes between Canada and Europe have led the European Commission (EC) to open an in-depth investigation of Air Canada’s proposed acquisition of Transat.

MOSCOW—A Russian government official has confirmed that COVID-19 restrictions have delayed the certification of the country’s new Irkut MC-21 narrowbody commercial airliner.

Diminished air traffic movements force a reassessment of future manpower needs.

Domestic capacity is nearing 80% of the level of 2019. Air China and Hainan Airlines are not doing as well as others, however.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its controversial order granting Ligado Networks access to radio frequency spectrum for a ground-based 5G network near the GPS allocation.

Domestic flights will resume in India from May 25 after a two-month lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19.

A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft has crashed close to the airport in Karachi on May 22 en route from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport.