A Boeing bulletin to 737 MAX operators warns that erroneous angle-of-attack (AOA) data trigger automatic nose-down inputs and emphasizes that pilots must follow specific flight crew operations manual procedures to keep the aircraft from descending uncommanded.
Acting FAA administrator Dan Elwell said he wants to see funding reform from US Congress, adding that the current practice of appropriating through continuing resolutions complicates planning and budgetary efforts at the agency.
Only three of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) nations have signed up for the voluntary CORSIA global aviation carbon offsetting scheme that begins in 2020, although IATA says there is no particular reason why they are holding off.
Airlines, their passengers and the air cargo market will be far worse off if the industry retreats into protectionism after 40 years of air transport liberalization, the head of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) warned Tuesday.
Emirates Airline is preparing to launch the world’s first “biometric path” to offer more seamless travel for passengers at the airline’s hub at Dubai International airport (DXB).
The Swedish Energy Agency has approved an application by a consortium, including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, to pursue a project for biofuel production in Småland, southern Sweden.
More details are emerging about problems with the previous day’s flight of the Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed into the Java sea Oct. 29, according to wire reports.
The UK announced another increase in its Air Passenger Duty (APD)—a departure tax—on the same day the country’s transport minister emphasized how important airports are to the nation’s future prosperity.
Divers appear to have located and retrieved the flight data recorder (FDR) from Lion Air flight JT610, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, which crashed into the Java Sea on Oct. 29.
Indonesian officials appear confident the location of the main part of the fuselage from the Oct. 29 Lion Air flight JT610 crash has been found, as the search for wreckage continued for a third day on Oct. 31.
Finnair has completed the sale of 60% of its regional operation—Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra)—to Danish Air Transport (DAT), after securing competition clearance for the deal that was announced in late August.
An Indonesian safety official has confirmed the Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed Oct. 29 had unreliable airspeed readings on its previous flight.
A Ryanair investor has renewed a call for management change at the airline, saying the Irish LCC's chairman is not independent and has not adequately overseen recent labor issues.
A Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, with no reports of survivors.
A Lion Air Boeing 737-8 has crashed into the sea soon after takeoff from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, with no reports of survivors, marking the first loss of a Boeing 737-MAX family aircraft.
BREAKING NEWS: Early news reports say a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta. Reports came in around 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29 local time; 10p.m. Sunday Oct. 28 US eastern time. There are no more details and the Indonesian LCC has not confirmed the crash. This story will be updated.
Ireland-based LCC Ryanair has signed a collective labor agreement (CLA) with Belgian unions CNE-CSC and LBC-NVK, putting in place another piece in its patchwork of new labor agreements with staff across Europe.
International Airlines Group has revealed that the data breach of its British Airways (BA) customer database in September 2018 affected more customers than previously believed.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has recommended FAA should evaluate whether Boeing needs to assess the risk of an uncommanded 777 engine failure, triggered by nose-gear tire debris, could lead to a dual-engine shutdown.
IATA sees great risk of disruption to air travel in most of the scenarios conceivable for Brexit less than six months ahead of the March 29, 2019 UK exit from the European Union (EU).
