Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airlines commit to retrofitting incompatible aircraft as FAA begins text messaging from en route centers.

The U.S. and Kazakhstan signed an Open Skies agreement Jan. 6.

The aviation industry needs a robust, responsible Boeing.

Boeing on Jan. 6 provided more details on how the 737 MAX production pause will progress, while major program supplier Spirit AeroSystems said it will begin accepting “voluntary” layoffs.

Accident investigators into the crash of a Diamond DA62 conduction calibration services at Dubai International Airport last year remain puzzled by the actions of the captain of the light aircraft as it repeatedly breached minimum separation distances from commercial traffic before the fatal wake-turbulence accident in May last year.

Years in development, the draft regulation would require small drones to send identification and positional data to the ground.

Airlines have seen fast growth since 2010, victims of their own success as fight against climate change moves to forefront.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) said it welcomes the Senate confirmations of Michael Graham and Thomas Chapman.

Planned changes to EEASA instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) and parts-marking rules take into account industry feedback on a draft proposal but stop short of satisfying maintenance providers that believe their access to key repair data remains too limited.

After the FAA’s 2020 transition to satellite-based navigation, it must tackle complexities of autonomy and commercial spaceflight.

Longtime Boeing general counsel Michael Luttig–and since May the board’s legal strategist on 737 MAX issues–will retire at end of 2019.

A Bek Air Fokker 100 crashed immediately after takeoff from Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 27, with authorities reporting that 12 people died and more than 40 were injured.

The FAA on Dec. 26 released its long-awaited proposed rule outlining requirements for drones to transmit identifying information to the ground.

China Southern Airlines will maintain deep cooperation with Skyteam members after leaving the alliance at year’s end.

Whether more management heads roll at Boeing remains to be seen now that Dennis Muilenburg has been fired as chief executive.

Would one DUI, which you properly report to the FAA on your aeromedical application, restrict your ability to fly? Oh yes,

Chicago Executive Airport has launched a sound-insulation program to reduce aircraft noise for nearby residents.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. FAA has pledged to release a draft rule prescribing a means to identify drones from the ground by the end of December. After

U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to sign into law a spending package that will send $17.6 billion to the FAA for fiscal 2020 and reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank for seven years.

United Airlines has removed its Boeing 737 MAXs from schedules through June 4, 2020—a three-month extension that signals a growing lack of confidence that the model’s grounding is close to ending.

MAX grounding strains Boeing-Southwest relationship.

Production resumption is not linked to getting MAX flying again.

The air transport industry will enter the new decade with the ongoing consequences of the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes

Worried that poor profit margins could compromise LCC safety standards, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) told Thai media that it will be ramping up safety inspections on airlines, especially LCCs.

Changes will go beyond MAX training curriculum