Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Bill Carey
With ATC modernization in sharp focus, listen in as editors and former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt dig back through our archives to discuss a midair collision in 1956.
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By Christine Boynton
The Competition Bureau is outlining steps for the Canadian government to take to strengthen domestic airline competition.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Both the House and Senate propose a $12.5 billion down payment on DOT Secretary Sean Duffy’s plan to modernize U.S. ATC infrastructure by the end of the decade.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is alerting the public to a cybercriminal group it says has a new target in its crosshairs: airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Eight countries have formed a coalition to advocate for expanded flight taxation globally.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A move to include a cabin bag as standard in ticket prices would also hit airline ancillary revenues.
Airlines & Lessors

William E. “Bill” Payne and David Hughes
Colorado’s digital tower concept to serve six ski-country airports could help reduce construction costs, lower FAA maintenance expenses and optimize staffing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The FAA intends to launch a service-based aeronautical notification test system in July.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Severe weather at its Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) hub has required Delta Air Lines to inspect just over 100 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition from American Airlines to review a decision that shuttered its Northeast Alliance (NEA) with JetBlue Airways.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Germany’s competition authority the Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by Lufthansa Group to acquire a minority stake in Latvia-based airline airBaltic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Oman Air has joined Oneworld in a move that will expand the Omani flag carrier’s reach and bring the alliance’s membership to 15 airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Hawaiian Airlines is continuing to work through a cybersecurity incident affecting certain information technology (IT) systems.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems are in advanced stages of developing a design change that will add a layer of safety to 737-9 and 737-900ER door plugs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Trump's executive orders mark a key opportunity to establish U.S. leadership in a critical technology with important economic and national security implications.
Advanced Air Mobility

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
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 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 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