Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Pilots at Las Vegas-based ultra-LCC Allegiant Air are threatening to strike over what they claim is foot-dragging by the company on installing a new crew schedule-bidding system, while the airline insists the process is moving along.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
FAA is lagging in resolving security risks that could affect the availability of data communications (DataComm) linking pilots and controllers, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Inspector General (IG) has reported.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron
France’s aircraft accident investigation unit, BEA, has voiced its differences with Egyptian authorities over the May 2016 crash of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 over the Mediterranean Sea.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) and the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on civil aviation technical cooperation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
ATR has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for a new ATR 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) based at its headquarters in Toulouse.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Garuda Indonesia has averted a strike threat following an agreement with key employee unions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus CEO Tom Enders has accused the British government of having “no clue, or no consensus” of how to achieve Brexit—when the UK leaves the European Union (EU)—without severe harm.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
An Irish union representing Ryanair pilots has pledged to go ahead with a strike planned for July 12 over concerns about base transfers and pilot seniority agreements, even after the airline appealed for it to be called off.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
EasyJet said over 1,000 more flights were canceled in June than in the same month in 2017, mainly because of French and Italian air traffic control (ATC) strikes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
FAA said it has found no evidence that current airliner seat dimensions pose a safety issue that requires new standards.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) returned the first of its freighters to service July 5, after its fleet was grounded for several days because of irregularities in maintenance records.
Maintenance & Training

By Victoria Moores
Irish business lobby group Ibec has created a new representative body, Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI), which has the buy-in of all major Ireland-based lessors.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The European Commission has opened an in-depth state-aid investigation into Ryanair’s marketing agreements related to Montpellier Airport in France.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Star Alliance carrier SAS Scandinavian Airlines has signed a letter of intent with Swedish biofuels supplier Preem, with the aim of firming this into a binding cooperation agreement by September.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Two US Democrat congressmen have accused FAA or failing to implement mandatory drug and alcohol testing for workers at foreign aircraft repair stations.
Maintenance & Training

The significant increase in flight hours required to become a US airline pilot—mandated by US Congress in 2010 and cemented into regulation by FAA in 2013—has had the “side effect” of “reducing the number of pilots” and should be revisited by Congress, US transportation secretary Elaine Chao said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Qatar Airways is extending its partnership with international bank card network UnionPay to an additional 31 countries and regions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
European turboprop manufacturer ATR is applying to US authorities for a new license that will allow it to deliver the remaining aircraft from its order from Iran Air.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European aviation industry groups have given a cautious welcome to news that the ICAO has agreed on a set of standards for the planned CORSIA global aviation carbon emissions offsetting scheme.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
FAA has announced the initial round of $677 million in airport infrastructure grants for 2018, part of a total $3.2 billion in airport improvement program (AIP) allotments set to be distributed this year.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Under a new regulation due to come into force in coming weeks, the mandate of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will widen to include drones and urban air mobility.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The main airport for Bali, Indonesia has reopened after a temporary closure caused by a volcanic ash cloud, but airlines are taking different views on whether to resume operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is set to enact new restrictions June 30 limiting the amount of powdered materials international travelers can bring into the cabin on flights bound to the US.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
The UK government urgently needs to hammer out a withdrawal agreement from the European Union to avoid massive disruption to the aerospace industry on both sides of the Atlantic, former FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said at the AIAA Aviation conference in Atlanta.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The Norwegian government has sold its remaining stake in Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).
Safety, Ops & Regulation