Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
A KrasAvia Yakovlev Yak-42 overran a runway at Ufa International Airport in Bashkortostan, Russia, by 1,312 ft. (400 meters) Aug. 12, at 4:30 a.m. local time.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
UK police have launched an investigation following an incident Aug. 9 in which an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was seen several hundred yards away from an ATR 72, operating on behalf of UK regional carrier Flybe, while on approach to Newquay Airport in South West England.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa Consulting has been given a wide-ranging contract by the government of Iraq to help transform the country's civil aviation.
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air has announced a partnership with Akruu, an innovative online loyalty portal that provides members the opportunity to earn Gulf Air Falconflyer miles through Akruu's unlimited offers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Southwest Airlines’ board of directors is standing behind CEO Gary Kelly and COO Mike Van de Ven, batting aside four unions’ public “vote of no confidence” calling for the executives to resign.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Embraer plans to reduce its workforce through a “voluntary dismissal program” for employees in Brazil in light of a challenging global aerospace environment.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will implement IATA’s standardized Cargo-XML messaging format within the next few months, IATA announced Aug. 8.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Germany’s Lufthansa has confirmed an incident involving a near-miss between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, and a Lufthansa Airbus A321 on approach to Munich Airport Aug. 4.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
American Airlines and the TWU-IAM Association (an alliance of the Transportation Workers Union and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), announced Aug. 5 that they have reached an interim agreement to raise wages.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

An ASL Airlines Boeing 737-400F overshot the runway at Bergamo al Serio airport near Milan in Italy early Friday morning, Aug. 5.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
A Malaysian government official said this week the pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 had entered a course to the southern Indian Ocean on his home flight simulator, the New York Times, AP and other news organizations are reporting.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
FAA is opening up approximately 1,400 new entry-level air traffic control specialist (ATCS) positions and will accept applications Aug. 8-15, the agency announced Aug. 2.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Four Southwest Airlines unions are calling for the resignations of CEO Gary Kelly and COO Mike Van de Ven, citing what they call “leadership failures.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Air France estimates the week-long cabin crew strike, which ended Aug. 2, will cost the company more than €90 million ($100 million).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will produce a preliminary report into the Aug. 3 crash of an Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300 at Dubai International Airport within a month, the regulator said Aug. 4.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Emirates Airline suffered its first-ever hull loss accident on Aug. 3 when a Boeing 777-300 crash-landed at Dubai’s International Airport and burst into flames.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The European Commission (EC) is to demand that several airlines operating into the Italian island of Sardinia pay back what have been deemed unfair subsidies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
FAA is chartering an Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team (UAST) to address issues raised by growing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
An Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300 crash-landed at Dubai International Airport Aug. 3 and was destroyed by fire. None of the 282 passengers and 18 crew was injured, the airline said. However, the Dubai government said one firefighter was killed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Thales has been selected by the Egyptian National Air Navigation Services Company (NANSC) to replace and renew ATM systems at Hurghada and Taba International Airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Airbus Group has provided a glimpse into its research on air taxis as a solution for growing surface-transport gridlock in the world’s largest cities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
India-based low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo reported a net profit of INR5.92 billion ($87.3 million) for its 1Q 2017 period to end June 2016, down 7.4% compared to the same period last year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Air France anticipates a worsening of its ongoing cabin crew strike on July 30, as more staff joins the dispute.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Las Vegas-based low-cost carrier Allegiant Air pilots, represented by International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), have ratified the airline’s first union contract.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Air France is bracing for a third day of industrial action among its cabin crew on July 29, although it is expecting to maintain more than 80% of flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation