Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use by U.S. pilots and air traffic controllers, ensuring that essential aviation workers can get immunized without jeopardizing their medical clearances.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
A small UK tech company says it has found an answer to the rapidly growing problem of fake COVID-19 certificates that threaten to undermine efforts to ensure air passengers are free of infection when they board an aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The prospects for a quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand increased significantly after the New Zealand government said it is targeting a reopening early in 2021.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
EASA finalized a Rolls-Royce-recommended inspection program for some Trent XWBs to spot cracks in intermediate pressure (IP) compressor blade roots.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) has published contingency measures aimed at keeping flights between the UK and the EU operating in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates Skyward, it’s loyalty programme, has marked 20 years with over 27 million members.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dnata and iFLEAT, an airline technology provider, and Thuisbezorgd.nl (part of Just Eat Takeaway.com) have joined forces and successfully launched a revolutionary pre-order inflight retail initiative in The Netherlands.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) has set out a goal framework aimed at helping the transport sector recover from the COVID-19 crisis and become more sustainable.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Fifteen aviation industry groups have asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to suspend an auction of radio frequency spectrum near the band used for radar altimeters.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Recovering from its worst-ever crisis while also focusing on reducing the environmental impact will be a 2021 air-transport challenge.
Civil Aviation

By Jens Flottau
IATA predicts over $38 billion in industry losses next year—more than after the global financial crisis but a third of the 2020 deficit.
Civil Aviation

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Ask the Editors: Though the FAA has approved the MAX’s return to service, pilots will require more training before they can fly it.
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plan to launch COVID-tested flights between Atlanta and Amsterdam, as carriers look to speed up the restart of international travel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Some business travelers, media staff and “elite sportspersons” will be exempted from COVID-19 quarantine on their return to England, under the latest guidance issued by the UK Department for Transport (DfT).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have revised their bilateral arrangement to cover the certification of aviation innovations such as eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Alan Dron
The European Commission (EC) has approved the sale of Lufthansa Service Group’s (LSG) European business to Switzerland’s Gategroup, allowing the deal to be closed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) finalized a new rule narrowing the criteria it uses to hold airlines accountable for “unfair and deceptive” business practices.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The UK government is proposing a late-night ban on Boeing 747-400s and similar-vintage aircraft at London’s main airports from 2022 onward to spare communities near airports from the noise of the older-generation types.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

This webinar took place December 3, 2020 and was sponsored by L3 Harris Technologies. An exclusive one-on-one with Chief Economist Brian Pearce as
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Large U.S. airports could exhaust the federal aid they received in 2020 unless passenger volumes significantly improve in 2021, a new report from Moody’s found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has issued a final rule placing new restrictions on passengers flying with service animals, closing a controversial loophole that caused major headaches for carriers in recent years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s government on Dec. 1 ordered the temporary suspension of international flights to and from Vietnam, a day after the first community COVID-19 case was reported.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
To enable operators to quickly benefit from its enhanced vision system, ATR has focused on simplicity and restricted its use to landing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
David Coleal, most recently president of Bombardier Aviation, has been named group CEO of Incora, a provider of supply chain management services to aerospace, defense and other industries, effective Nov. 30.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
A bipartisan group of nine senators unveiled a more than $900 billion pandemic relief proposal that includes another round of payroll support for U.S. carriers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation