Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Limited domestic market competition has helped inflate earnings for the Qantas Group and Virgin Australia, according to Australia's competition watchdog.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Council and Parliament reached a deal paving the way for member states to begin rolling out the Entry/Exit digital border management system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Turkey and China have signed a new air services accord that more than doubles weekly passenger flight rights between the two countries.
Airports & Networks

CANSO has officially signed an MoU with the Saudi Air Navigation Services Company (SANS) to open a new regional office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has proposed mandating Boeing-recommended inspections of about 100 787s for fuselage fittings that may be constructed from the wrong grade of titanium.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
The U.S. Department of Transportation has dropped a lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines by the prior administration.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary has criticized Ukrainian airport operators for failing to engage on post-war recovery plans.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines operating out of Paris Orly, the French capital’s second airport, canceled multiple flights after an air traffic control tower breakdown May 18.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Asia-Pacific region passengers are more discerning about lithium-ion battery devices safety when compared to their Western counterparts, ULSE says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
CANSO has introduced the Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) concept of operations, a 2045 blueprint for air traffic management.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
A Lufthansa pilot was alone in the cockpit when he suffered an incapacitation, causing the aircraft to fly on autopilot only for about 10 min.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol is including meteorology experts in the Network Manager Operations Center teams, as weather in Europe has caused an increasing share of delays.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
PIA will resume nonstop service between Lahore and Paris in June as it looks to rebuild its European network following the lifting of a four-year ban by EASA.
Airlines & Lessors

flydubai has officially unveiled its newly renovated Travel Shop in Deira, Dubai.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey, Christine Boynton
The new U.S. administration has unveiled its proposed overhaul of the aging air traffic control system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Eurocontrol figures show traffic across the European network is up 5% so far this year compared with 2024, and flow management delays also are up 5%.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Sharon B. DeVivo
Consistent and sufficient funding, improved training and local and regional solutions could make the U.S. ATC system a model for the world once again.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s hiring goals target adding about 9,000 new controllers through 2028, or 2,250 per year; the agency has 3,100 trainees “in the pipeline.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Telecommunications infrastructure changes designed to reduce the risk of ATC system outages at Newark Airport will be in place “this summer,” FAA said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Better image processing is making digital tower technology compatible with large airport operations and may enable 10-20% greater runway capacity in the future.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The recent flare-up in hostilities between India and Pakistan shows how the airline industry can be blindsided by geopolitical events outside its control.
Airlines & Lessors

Etihad Airways and TAP Air Portugal have launched a frequent flyer partnership.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, David Casey
The flight marks the latest step in the UK startup’s plan to launch scheduled services and become the first airline to succeed at operating secondhand A380s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Bill Carey
Aviation Week editors break down the current state of the U.S. air traffic control system and analyze what it will take to push modernization forward.
Check 6

By Thierry Dubois
Preventing the formation of contrails may help aviation’s sustainability effort, but air traffic managers expect more pressing matters this summer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation