Safety, Ops & Regulation

While advanced cockpit automation has been running out of steam in Europe, ATC centers may introduce greater automation in the coming decades.

Fokker Services Group has introduced GPS anti-jamming and anti-spoofing technology for civil aircraft.

Aviation leaders at COP30 called for more coordinated climate action for aviation and said more taxation, such as for premium flying, will not help.

JetBlue Airways CEO Joanna Geraghty says the government should “provide a level playing field” allowing smaller airlines to compete with the four U.S. majors.

A preliminary report into the fatal runway excursion of an AirACT 747-400F in Hong Kong points to asymmetric thrust during landing as a key factor.

Boeing says a technical feasibility study of a stretched 777-10 derivative of the 777X family will be driven largely by takeoff performance requirements.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unveiled a capital development proposal with $20.7 billion in airport projects, including at EWR, JFK and LGA.

Back in March 2023, then-FAA Administrator Billy Nolen challenged industry to make better use of its vast quantity of data to flag safety risks earlier.

LATAM Airlines Group believes a potential law in Brazil banning carriers from charging for certain items could be detrimental to the industry.

Garuda Indonesia’s new team is developing a 100-day transformation plan focusing on returning grounded aircraft to service before any major fleet decisions.

Association of Asia Pacific Airlines industry leaders are urging states to establish policies that will support the acceleration of sustainable aviation fuel.

Pratt earns EASA certification for a PW1100G durability improvement thrust rating change which will enable the use of reduced climb thrust on the A320neo family

The UAE government is working toward making the use of sustainable aviation fuel mandatory in the country as a key component of its SAF policy roadmap.

Boeing is negotiating with the FAA to define a certification test plan for the redesigned engine anti-ice system on the 737 MAX, marking a key step toward starting first deliveries of the 737-7 and 737-10.

IATA Director General Willie Walsh is urging Asia-Pacific to develop its own regulatory and infrastructure solutions rather than emulate Europe’s approach.

Boeing’s global team of 150 pilots is helping customers and bringing valuable insight back to the company’s flight operations experts.

Boeing's Stephanie Pope says the 777-9 is advancing to the next stage of flight testing over the next few days with the start of FAA TIA Phase 3.

U.S. transportation officials are allowing airlines to add flights back into the system or operate planned departures, lessening required schedule reductions to 3%.

Boeing’s flight operations representative (FOR) program has grown to more than 150 pilots that make up a global network supporting some 250 customers.

Aeromexico is unconcerned about the latest order from the U.S. restricting certain flights and is hopeful the spat between the countries will end soon.

The German coalition government has decided on several measures aimed at reducing financial pressure on the air transport industry.

U.S. airports are making another push to convince the federal government to raise the passenger facility charge (PFC) cap, which has not changed for 25 years.

The U.S.-Mexico aviation dispute is intensifying, leading to route cancellations and new regulatory restrictions that may impact transborder markets.

Citing a “rapid decline in controller callouts,” U.S. transportation officials are freezing the level of flight reductions currently imposed on domestic airlines at 6%.

Aegean is marking two years since its cost structure was first affected by mandatory early inspections on the PW1000G GTF engines of its A320/321neo fleet.