Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The FAA’s recent downgrade of Malaysian aviation authorities’ air safety rating has disrupted the codesharing relationship between oneworld alliance partners American Airlines and Malaysia Airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association’s (ARSA) chief lobbyist blasted a U.S. House bill that would crack down on foreign aircraft repair stations, describing the effort as a “new front in the longstanding, ongoing union war against contract maintenance.”
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
CAE on Dec. 5 announced an order from Emirates Airline for two Boeing 777X full-flight simulators (FFS) and associated training suites.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Europe’s finance ministers agreed to revise current energy taxation laws at a Dec. 5 meeting of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin), a move that could pave the way for an end to jet fuel’s exemption from tax.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Aircraft collisions and crashes account for more than half the value of all aviation-related insurance claims (57%), equivalent to $9.3 billion and more than a quarter of claims by number (27%), according to a new report provided by major insurance provider Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Europe’s finance ministers agreed to revise current energy taxation laws at a Dec. 5 meeting of the economic and financial affairs council, in a move that could pave the way for an end to jet fuel’s exemption from tax.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Aircraft collisions and crashes account for more than half the value of all aviation-related insurance claims, equivalent to $9.3 billion.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has added a new condition to London Heathrow airport’s license “to promote economy and efficiency” by the facility.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Disruption in flights originating and landing in France is expected as a three-day strike by air traffic controllers (ATCs) gets under way Dec. 5.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Hawaii’s four-member US congressional delegation has called on the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to grant antitrust immunity (ATI) to the proposed joint venture between Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Investigations have been opened into two separate landing incidents involving Singapore Airlines’ aircraft within a week.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
GE is recommending operators of GE90-115B engines install re-designed stator vane segments to prevent wear and potential cracking.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
ICAO’s disruptive passenger rules to take effect Jan. 1
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian aviation authority Austro Control has put Ryanair subsidiary LaudaMotion under increased supervision after discovering maintenance irregularities.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France, stepping up efforts to reduce its environmental impact, plans to offset the emissions from its domestic network from Jan. 1, 2020, the airline said at an environmental roundtable in Paris Dec. 3.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
The European Union (EU) failed to prove it fixed illegal subsidies of Airbus A380 and A350XWB production, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced Dec. 2, dispelling the assertion that the A380’s eventual wind-down settles that part of the long-running large aircraft dispute with the U.S. and Boeing.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
The European Union (EU) failed to prove it fixed illegal subsidies of Airbus A380 and A350 XWB production, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced Dec. 2, dispelling the assertion that the A380’s eventual wind-down settles that part of the long-running large aircraft dispute with the US and Boeing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Chen Chuanren
Hong Kong’s Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) is giving Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) until Dec. 7 to find a new investor or avenue to inject cash into its airline operations, or risk having its airline license revoked or suspended.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
House leaders urge the FAA to step up progress on a system to better segregate space launches from other air traffic.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Responsibility for installing redesigned fan cowls would fall mainly on operators and would affect thousands of 737NGs.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The unique series of steps required to approve hundreds of stored aircraft for delivery to eager airlines has convinced the FAA that it needs to take over issuing airworthiness and export certificates for Boeing 737 MAXs once the agency has cleared the aircraft to return.
Program Management

By Alan Dron
The fatal crash of a flydubai Boeing 737-800 at Rostov-on-Don in 2016 occurred due to incorrect aircraft configuration and crew piloting, according to the final report by Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC).
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Carriers flying in Europe have yet to adopt the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), the continent’s satellite-based augmentation system for the GPS signal.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Tens of thousands of drone enthusiasts in the UK risk a £1,000 ($1,264) fine if they fail to register by Nov. 30, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Thales is proceeding with development of its Pureflyt flight management system (FMS) that is designed to make the most of connectivity and simplify the crew's job during a flightpath change.
Interiors & Connectivity