Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
As new lockdowns threaten further drops in demand, airlines are hoping for a 2021 recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
According to the trade union representing British pilots, the UK government seems set on a deliberate course to destroy the country’s airline industry.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Transportation Committee narrowly won his bid for re-election, ensuring the key committee’s policy agenda remains on track for at least two more years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is calling attention to risks that disinfection can have on aircraft interiors, urging operators and maintainers to heed manufacturers’ guidance and take extra steps to protect sensitive equipment, wiring, and other high-risk components.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Peru has launched its second phase of reinstating international flights, with several North American destinations now cleared for service.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
France will require travelers arriving from outside the EU to take rapid-result COVID-19 tests, which will be made available at the country’s airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways has launched a collaborative project with the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) in a bid to combat illegal wildlife trafficking.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) has today announced that it has partnered with IATA’s air cargo rates distribution platform, IATA Net Rates - recently launched for the South Africa market and shortly rolling out globally - to offer an additional platform which customers can use to do business with IAG Cargo.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Ongoing concern over the robustness of the GPS system in the U.S. undergirds development of alternative navigation systems for aviation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Leisure travel has been banned in England for four weeks from Nov. 5 under a second national lockdown that piles further pressure on the country’s airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
COMAC has reiterated its plan to achieve certification for the C919 narrowbody airliner in 2021, adding that it will try to deliver the first unit in the same year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Flight tests for the first time synchronously measured noise on the ground and on the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air cargo operators and shippers are facing a severe squeeze on capacity as the sector’s traditional year-end peak season, driven by holidays and retail demand, gets underway.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) has pledged to develop a coordinated testing protocol for travelers, starting with aviation, as part of broader measures aimed at helping Europe better face up to the crisis.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The FAA has issued an updated request for information (RFI) to industry under the interagency Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar (SENSR) program, seeking information on commercial products that could replace some legacy radar systems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: Airbus’ strategy remains expanding its overseas market share, so the OEM is not likely to bring work back to Europe.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Karen Walker
An effective pre-flight COVID-19 testing regime is critical to airlines getting through the upcoming winter season and surviving 2021, but governments want proof that such testing is safe before they lift quarantine rules.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Stratospheric cell mast; Heaviside favors elegance; Pipistrel picks Honeywell; Volansi flies vaccines; Iris enables BVLOS.
Emerging Technologies

Gregoire James and Edward Davidson
The industry needs waste management standards.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) predicts COVID-19 will have a 16% impact on traffic 30 years from now, the group said in a report, “Waypoint
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is working on updating 747 flight computer software to eliminate an issue introduced in the software’s most recent version that causes both of the aircraft’s computers to reset in-flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has completed the last regulatory step prior to starting operations with the receipt of its air operator certificate (AOC) from the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Will COVID-testing before international flights bring back passengers?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. airline passenger groups believe a committee created by Congress to advise the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) on issues related to air traveler consumer protections is fundamentally broken.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Airports have an opportunity to reimagine terminal designs.
Airports & Networks