Safety, Ops & Regulation

Boeing announced Feb. 24 that former United Technologies CFO Akhil Johri and current Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf will join its board of directors.

The Bombardier Safety Standdown became an internal success and in 1999 the company opened it to outside flight departments whereupon it grew into an industry-wide model.

The effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak are severe, manifold, complex and could be catastrophic for some airlines.

Las Vegas-based tour operator,Maverick Helicopters a has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters to retrofit its fleet of 34 EC130 B4s with the Airbus Crash Resistant Fuel System.

Germany-based insurance company Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has found that bird strikes are a notable contributor of aviation collision/crash incidents, after analyzing more than 50,000 claims.

Bombardier’s retreat shows why governments should seed technology development and let industry carry the risk of creating new products.

In a breakthrough use of computer vision, Airbus makes swift progress in its autonomous takeoff-and-landing project.

Report finds US regulatory agency’s certification processes are sound, but there is room for improvement.

Lee Moak (co-chair): Moak is founder and CEO of Washington DC-based consultancy and advocacy company The Moak Group. A former US Marine Corps and Navy

The global airline industry is introducing initiatives to reduce aviation's impact on the environment.

Undoing Boeing’s stockpile of roughly 900 grounded, parked and partially built MAXs and recoordinating its supply chain could take years.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is looking to clarify its definition of what constitutes unfair and deceptive practices by an airline or ticket agent—a move likely to be welcomed by airlines.

Belgian air navigation service provider (ANSP) skeyes plans to gradually install remote air traffic control (ATC) towers at six airports and airfields throughout Belgium.

The office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) is raising already-approved World Trade Organization penalty tariff amounts collected from European airliners imported into the U.S. by 5% to 15%.

Reeling from the decline in visitorship and traffic from China because of the COVID-19 outbreak, governments in the region are rolling out measures to help airlines suffering from the slump.

The Chinese agency has long been vexed by the multiplicity of airlines. The industry crisis has prompted it to propose consolidation.

For airlines, virus outbreaks—and the public response to them—have rapid impacts and bring complicated responsibilities.

A new regulatory report examines the FAA's aircraft certification processes.

Building the safety case, amending the regulations and providing a business case for safe, robust and reliable operation lie ahead.

Mergers and capacity reductions among Chinese airlines may result from the COVID-19 outbreak, as the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said it will support reorganization of the industry as part of its response to the crisis.

The FAA is tightening its oversight of Southwest Airlines and plans to implement 11 recommendations made in a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) audit that concluded the agency’s surveillance of the Dallas-based carrier did not follow its regulations.

Eurocontrol, the organization in charge of air traffic management (ATM) in Europe, has set objectives to better handle weather-related problems to prepare for a peak summer season that has proved chaotic in recent years.

EASA has released the first edition of its “Artificial Intelligence Roadmap,” a document that begins to answer OEMs’ questions on how to certify an AI-based system.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to start a lawmaker-requested audit of global pilot training standards and evaluate ways the FAA can better link its certification process with international regulations.

FAA administrator Steve Dickson sounded a positive note on the Boeing 737 MAX recertification process, telling reporters the agency is “narrowing the issues” leading to an upcoming certification flight.