Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
As the LOT Polish Airlines case shows, governments are interfering more with European airlines, not less.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Under agreements with French, UK and U.S. authorities, Airbus will pay $4 billion to settle a large-scale bribery scandal.
Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
As the Wuhan coronavirus spreads throughout the Asia-Pacific region, some international manufacturers are pulling out of the Singapore Airshow, which runs from Feb. 11-16.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is suspending all flights to and from China, with the exception of Beijing, from Feb. 5 until further notice, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said in a statement published by the UAE’s WAM official news agency.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is requiring Chinese airlines trimming services amid the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak to avoid general severance of the air connection to each foreign country now served.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Operators say more spaceports will be needed to support launch demand.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren, Bradley Perrett, Adrian Schofield, Polina Montag-Girmes, Kurt Hofmann, Helen Massy-Beresford, Ben Goldstein
Multiple countries including Singapore and the Philippines are denying entry to travelers who have recently visited China in a bid to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak after the World Health Organization declared it an international public health emergency.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
The show may go on at the upcoming Singapore Airshow, but not for some companies and foreign delegations.
Singapore Airshow

By Bill Carey
The FAA has proposed amending its certification procedures so that it can issue design approvals for some unmanned aircraft systems as a “special class” of aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
Using data to flag engine reliability issues is a promising tool for predictive analytics, but the ongoing probe into a GE Aviation GE90 engine failure shows how precise analysis can help isolate engines for checks linked to airworthiness issues.
Asset Utilization

By Alan Dron, Ben Goldstein
The steadily growing Chinese coronavirus outbreak triggered a fresh set of airline route reductions and suspensions Jan. 31, as carriers sought to
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
The Singapore government has enhanced efforts to prevent the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus by preventing all passengers who have traveled to China in the last two weeks from entering the country, regardless of nationality.
Singapore Airshow

George Novak
Sometimes a flight isn’t just more convenient—it can be the more environmentally friendly way to travel.
Sustainability

By Bill Carey
The FAA will introduce a new Space Data Integrator system in August to track space launch and recovery operations in real time with traditional air traffic, Administrator Steve Dickson said.
Defense

By Adrian Schofield, Chen Chuanren, Polina Montag-Girmes, Helen Massy-Beresford, Ben Goldstein
An increasing number of airlines across the world are making major operational changes in response to the effects of the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak that began in Wuhan, China.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB is urging Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the FAA to mandate Embraer E-Jets control column wiring inspections, revamp maintenance pr
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
A $760 billion, five-year infrastructure plan unveiled Jan. 29 by U.S. House Democrats revived a long-running dispute over whether to increase a user fee used to finance airport construction and renovation projects.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
EASA announced Jan. 29 that it is no longer recommending that European airlines avoid all overflights of Iran and Iraq—precautionary steps it advised following a missile attack by Iran earlier in the month.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The signature disruption at the second-busiest UK airport has made the business case for installing counter-drone systems.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren, Kurt Hofmann, Helen Massy-Beresford, Sean Broderick
Governments around the globe are planning special charter flights to repatriate their citizens from Wuhan, China, as the city lockdown nears its first full week.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
EASA has published a bulletin giving guidance on how airlines and airport operators can limit the risk of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections spreading on flights, among crew members and in spaces they control.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
The French ministry of transports has set successive targets for the use of sustainable jet fuels in commercial aviation, along with an effort to create a production industry for the fuel within the country.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
A new mandate to de-pair high-time Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s related to unexplained engine compressor surge issues is not expected to lead to more Boeing 787 groundings, the manufacturer said.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett, Adrian Schofield, Helen Massy-Beresford
China has closed all airports in Hubei, the central province worst hit by a contagious and deadly virus emanating from its capital, Wuhan.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
We provide answers to some of the key questions about the UK’s looming exit from the EU.
Air Transport