Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Development of the nine-seat LMS-901 Baikal commuter turboprop has reached a stalemate, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev has told the State Duma.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
The return to operations for Italian regional carrier SkyAlps’ seven grounded de Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s will be gradual.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Southwest Airlines asked DOT for blanket authority to operate scheduled flights to U.S. open skies partners, opening the door to more international expansion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
A new bill supported by Boom aims to change U.S. legislation and permit supersonic over land flight above Mach 1, provided no sonic boom reaches ground.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Thales is implementing its Green Flag Orchestrator tool at area control centers (ACC).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines expects to cut more Newark flights, as the U.S. Transportation Department moves to ramp back total aircraft movements at least until the fall.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The ICAO council has ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy’s announcement of a plan to modernize the US air traffic management (ATM) system is a welcome sign.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Armenian Airlines has been barred from operating commercial flights for six months after the Armenian Civil Aviation Committee suspended the carrier’s AOC.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
A plan to address ATC system outages at Newark (EWR) will almost certainly reduce the number of flights in and out of the busy New Jersey/New York area airport.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
Technology progress such as greater flight deck automation may improve safety and, in turn, densify airspace, American Airlines EVP and COO David Seymour said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A bureaucratic-sounding record of decision by an oversight board recently codified a significant change for U.S.-based repair stations certified by EASA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Approval by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in 2028 could align auspiciously with Comac’s planned C919 production ramp-up.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airlines are supportive of efforts to modernize the air traffic control system as recent events provide renewed impetus for long-sought improvements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Eurocontrol urged stakeholders to stick to agreed upon capacity plans to ensure an acceptable performance level of the European ATC system in the summer peak.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Ghana has taken a further step in its renewed search for a new national airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Corsica has announced a transformation program as it prepares for a future in which reduced public service obligation (PSO) support could become a reality.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
India has changed the passenger user fee structure at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, based on a "user pays" principle.
Airports & Networks

By Bill Carey
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's new ATC infrastructure upgrade depends on immediate funding from Congress to complete within its three-year timeline.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
In addition to provisions affecting aerospace, the deal also grants relief to UK sectors that had been facing steeper rates—aluminum, steel, and cars.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Steve Brown
A series of aviation accidents have focused Washington policymakers and industry leaders on solutions to the challenges confronting the U.S. aviation system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Romanian carrier Dan Air is to become the first EU-based airline to offer service to Syria after the ousting of longtime President Bashar al-Assad in December.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris
NASEM's report lays out a set of research priorities for NASA to help achieve its goal of reducing aviation-induced cloudiness and persistent contrails.
Emerging Technologies

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Kyrgyzstan has hired Catalin Radu, former director of the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan, to help remove local airlines from the EU blacklist.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As Europe’s peak summer season approaches and airlines brace for more air traffic control delays, passenger rights legislation is in the spotlight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation