Three US senators want to know what steps FAA is taking to finalize standards for minimum seat dimensions on commercial carriers, as required by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.
When it comes to sustainability, this industry is a good citizen. Airports and airlines worldwide, large and small, are doing incredible things to reduce waste, convert to solar and electric power, reduce their carbon and emissions footprints, and actively engage in wildlife and earth-sustaining projects.
With less than 18 months of FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Pilot Program (UAS IPP) left to run, officials involved are hopeful the effort will result in a framework of repeatable processes for approving complex drone operations in US national airspace.
FAA has issued an emergency order banning all flight operations by US pilots and carriers in Venezuelan airspace, citing “increasing political instability and tensions” and the “associated inadvertent risk to flight operations” stemming from the deteriorating political situation in the country.
Kazakhstan-based LCC FlyArystan launched commercial operations May 1 with flights from Almaty International Airport on six domestic routes to Taraz, Shymkent, Pavlodar, Uralsk, the national capital Nur-Sultan (Astana) and Karaganda.
New York-based JetBlue Airways, which has 60 Airbus A220-300s on order, has purchased two full-flight simulators (FFSs) for the type from training provider CAE.
Associations representing airports and the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry have formed a high-level task force to address the challenge of drone incursions at US airports.
A trade group representing the global aviation maintenance and manufacturing sector is defending Boeing’s inclusion on FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) amid ongoing investigations into the Boeing 737 MAX.
The head of the largest independent association of US flight attendants called on FAA acting administrator Dan Elwell to implement a host of safety initiatives from last year’s FAA Reauthorization Act, saying the agency “has already missed several deadlines” related to rest hours, seat size and toxic fumes.
US Customs and Borders Protection (CBP) is temporarily reassigning a block of officers to the Mexican border from major US international airports, raising concerns about immigration delays at those airports this summer.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is facing a fifth day of pilot strikes across its operations in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, with another 546 flight cancellations anticipated for April 30.
Three flights were diverted from London’s Gatwick Airport April 28 following unconfirmed reports of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) activity outside the airport perimeter.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has confirmed plans to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking addressing handicap accessible lavatories on single-aisle aircraft by Dec. 2, 2019.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) was forced to cancel 673 flights on April 26 as 1,409 SAS pilots went on strike after an agreement could not be reached on predictable working hours and market-based salaries.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) pilots threatened to go on strike after labor negotiations with the airline collapsed. Without a last-minute agreement, a strike could begin April 26.
ExpressJet Airlines, seeking to keep candidates flowing through its pilot pipeline, has launched a flexible program aimed at helping helicopter pilots transition to first-officer status at the growing regional carrier and possibly join United Airlines.
Airlines operating in France are gearing up for strike-related disruption as Norwegian Air Shuttle cabin crews plan to down tools from April 24 over pay and working conditions and the powerful French union the SNPL threatens a week-long walkout in May.
US Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao told the families of those killed in the 2009 Colgan Air flight 3407 crash there would be no change to the 1,500-hr. pilot training requirement for first officers at scheduled air carriers.
Nine groups representing commercial and general aviation are calling on FAA not to follow through with a proposed pilot drug testing study, saying “deceptively and unknowingly” testing thousands of pilot urine samples does not comply with legal requirements and would “further erode the trust” between the pilot community and FAA aviation medical examiners (AMEs).
Representatives from nine civil aviation authorities—including the four major state-of-design agencies and China—have accepted invitations from the FAA to conduct a partial review of the Boeing 737 MAX certification, FAA announced April 19.
If the CEOs of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines get their way, US Congress will hold yet another set of hearings this year on the seemingly never-ending quarrel over the US Open Skies agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
Boeing has taken several major steps toward completing upgraded 737 MAX maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) flight control law software in recent days, giving the company confidence that it is “making steady progress” in its bid to get the grounded MAX fleet operating again, its top executive said.
Officials from French aerospace industry association GIFAS are predicting the ongoing safety crisis around the Boeing 737 MAX will cause certification costs to increase.
