Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Hong Kong International Airport is set to post the world’s largest increase in departing seat capacity this summer, driven by ongoing network recovery.
Airports & Networks

By Lee Ann Shay
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) urges a pragmatic and bipartisan approach to upgrading the U.S. air traffic control (ATC) system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines have welcomed a Spanish High Court decision to suspend a fine imposed on Ryanair and Norwegian over cabin baggage charges.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
India’s seemingly cautious approach in the Air India Flight 171 accident investigation is raising concerns and prompting speculation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An 18-month investigation lays out what caused the January 2024 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door-plug blowout—and what the manufacturer and FAA need to do.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Boeing’s planned acquisition of aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
An accident investigation team in India has successfully downloaded data from one of the recorder devices recovered from the crash of Air India Flight AI 171.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways Group CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer detailed the airline’s operational crisis after Iran's June 23 missile attack on Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Indian aviation authorities have discovered a list of discrepancies while conducting an assessment of safety measures in the Indian aviation industry.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Flyadeal has joined sister airline Saudia’s AlFursan loyalty programme giving members additional travel options.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
El Al Israel Airlines plans to gradually restore full flight operations to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport following the reopening of Israeli airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Garuda Indonesia has received a shareholder loan of $405 million from Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The board’s report includes 19 new safety recommendations: nine are for Boeing, 10 are for the FAA, and include a complete redesign of the door plug.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Murky outlooks offered by numerous airlines regarding the second half of this year are now even more uncertain.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines say that a move to include a cabin bag for all passengers as part of the standard ticket price would reduce consumer choice.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The UK and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement which means UK-originating transit passengers will not have to go through a second security check in Saudi Arabia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Five potential bidders are seeking to progress to the next stage in the government’s latest attempt to privatize Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey, Sean Broderick
The exchange of military strikes between the U.S. and Iran has triggered a rapidly evolving series of commercial airline operational changes in the region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A French union representing air traffic controllers has filed a strike notice for the start of the French school summer vacation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
France is partnering with both Kazakhstan and Malaysia under two separate civil aviation cooperation agreements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Greater Bay Airlines has filed for a foreign air carrier permit and exemption with the U.S. Transportation Department.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
With its domestic aviation market highly concentrated with barriers-to-entry limiting competition, Canada’s Competition Bureau offers bold steps for improvement
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is reviewing both onboard flight recorders from Air India Flight 171, but data extraction may not occur in India.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Government-owned Aeroflot Group has revised its plans on purchasing locally made aircraft, taking into account entry-into-service delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airline groups say the proposal overrides commercial choice and forces consumers to pay for an unneeded service as part of the ticket price.
Safety, Ops & Regulation