Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Privatizing the U.S. ATM system would divide people and get in the way of building a new national ATM system, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The U.S. DOT Secretary said a new fiber-optic ATC communications line has been laid between Philadelphia and New York, but Newark flight reductions will remain.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Brazil has reached a trifecta now that all three of its major airlines have filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection during the last five years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
EASA has published new information highlighting lithium battery risks to air travel and emphasizing the need for improved passenger communications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
A new way to make the most of Lisbon’s terminal maneuvering area (TMA) has yielded a spectacular reduction in delays, ANSP NAV Portugal says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
IndiGo will be the first airline to launch commercial flights from the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Air Serbia has secured rights to overfly Russian airspace on Belgrade–Shanghai service, as Chinese carriers continue to capitalize on overflight access.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Aviation infrastructure specialist SITA is working on a fresher, more precise thunderstorm forecasting system for air traffic controllers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Improper procedures during a routine overhaul left a main landing gear component damaged and set the stage for a fatigue crack to form, the NTSB found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Lessons learned from the runway overrun of a Boeing 737-400 operated by Spain’s Swiftair at Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, France, in 2022.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Boeing will avoid felony charges related to two 737 MAX crashes and the Alaska door plug incident under a non-prosecution deal with the Trump administration.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The massive budget reconciliation bill narrowly passed by the U.S. House of Representatives continues tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel production.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Onera is providing a new testbed able to evaluate a composites panel when exposed to fire in an engine environment, as well as assess new extinguishing agents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick
The FAA’s fixes to air traffic control staffing and infrastructure issues at Newark International Airport will require short-term sacrifices by airlines.
Airports & Networks

By Bill Carey
The FAA expects that airspace constraints caused by air traffic control staffing and technical issues in the U.S. Northeast will ease in June.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Efforts to capture fleet data and spot trends, part of Boeing’s safety management system (SMS), have accelerated in the past year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Unfettered growth in the UK's commercial aviation sector will have to square up with decarbonization and net zero ambitions, some industry players say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Boeing will install new 777-9 engine thrust links as part of a package of design revisions to fix a fatigue problem in the load-transferring components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
Japan and South Korea are initiating a pilot program in which passengers from each country will be able to use fast-track lanes at immigration at some airports.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
European airspace design was inherited from the progressive construction of air traffic management on a multinational continent, leading to fragmentation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The new passenger protection regulations introduced by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand have taken effect.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European consumer groups have filed a complaint with the European Commission, asserting airlines charge undue hand baggage fees.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Bill to enable overland supersonic flight could boost airliner and business jet programs, but it depends heavily on feasible Mach cutoff technology.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
New data shows that when it comes to the price of doing business, increased volatility will be about the only reliable prediction.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary is optimistic Boeing will earn certification for the 737-10 this year.
Airlines & Lessors