Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Aireon and Searidge Technologies have announced a partnership to integrate satellite-routed position data from aircraft into Searidge’s “digital tower” platform for large airports.
World ATM Congress

By Bill Carey
Honeywell is improving the airfield lighting and surface movement guidance systems at Incheon International Airport (RKSI) near Seoul.
World ATM Congress

By Bradley Perrett
China is cutting airport and airway charges as part of its response to the Wuhan virus epidemic, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) will “very rapidly” put in place temporary measures to allow airlines to keep their slots even if COVID-19-related declines in traffic mean they do not operate flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol and its partners have issued a report aimed at helping advance the use of artificial intelligence in aviation and especially air traffic management (ATM).
World ATM Congress

By Chen Chuanren
Airlines flying from “disease infected zones” to Thailand must now obtain health certificates from passengers confirming they are not infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus before they are allowed to board flights to the country.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The UK will need people skilled in airspace design as it rolls out a major, nation-wide update of its airspace system, British Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps has said in an exclusive interview with Aviation Week Network.
World ATM Congress

Paul Everitt
To succeed in trade talks, the government will need arrangements with industry based on evidence, not ideology.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The Ethiopian Transport Ministry’s interim report on the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (ET302) focuses on the role played by a now-redesigned 737 MAX flight control law implicated in an earlier MAX accident as well as inadequate pilot training.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Paul Everitt, ADS Group CEO
As the UK negotiates its exit from the European Union (EU), the aerospace industry has been clear we need a comprehensive deal that protects our global market access, jobs, connectivity, and most of all passenger safety.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has put three Russians and one Ukrainian on trial in absentia for the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kerry Reals, Jens Flottau
The European Commission (EC) will deliberate on Mar. 18 whether to suspend slot rules for congested airports, in order to provide relief to airlines amid falling demand in some markets as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Flybe failure could prompt reform of UK’s controversial air passenger duty.
Airlines & Lessors

Qatar Airways has increased its health and safety measures onboard by introducing new personal protective equipment (PPE) for customers and cabin crew.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Preliminary conclusions reached by a U.S. congressional team investigating the Boeing 737 MAX certification and its role in two fatal accidents underscore the need to change the FAA’s processes through legislation, committee leaders said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The UK will withdraw as a member state of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) after a transition period and shift responsibility for aircraft certification and safety regulation to its own Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), British Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Canada has taken up the mantle of leading an international effort to improve airspace safety over and near conflict zones, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
A senior U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) official overseeing international aviation agreements said the department will only approve applications for immunized airline alliances “when the competitive benefits are clear and demonstrable.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
IATA is hoping for a global standardization in processes by stakeholders on how confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases are handled at airports, which in turn will increase the industry’s effectiveness in dealing with the outbreak.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
As air transport demand continues to drop as COVID-19 coronavirus infections have begun to cluster beyond the Asia-Pacific region, IATA has widened its estimates on revenue losses for the airline industry.
Airlines & Lessors

South African Airways (SAA) has said it will help intensify the fight against the global illegal wildlife trafficking.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
More than 50,000 respondents have commented on the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Organizers on March 4 canceled the World ATM Congress planned in Madrid next week, citing travel restrictions that have been implemented because of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) auditors will examine the FAA’s recently-updated safety inspector staffing model with an eye on evaluating whether forecasted personnel needs are accurate, and how the agency factors in designees.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Krimson Aviation, the Addis Ababa-based flight support, charter and aviation consultancy launched a new high-end travel service called Krimson Koncierge. at Aviation Africa 2020, the annual meeting for the African aerospace industry,
Airports & Networks