Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The European Union (EU) has given formal notice to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that it will begin arbitration over the question of Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) access to the US market.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Air France expects to maintain close to 80% of flights on July 28, the second day of a cabin crew strike.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
The solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) has completed the first-ever around-the-world solar flight without a drop of fuel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Air France is hoping to maintain more than 87% of flights on July 27, when its cabin crew is set to begin a walkout that is expected to last until Aug. 2.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
Boeing projected the need for 2.11 million new commercial airline pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crew to operate the world’s commercial airline fleet by 2035.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Germany-based Lufthansa Technik (LHT) plans to cut 700 of 2,000 jobs at its engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit as new engine types become more efficient.
Maintenance & Training

In 2007, a divided US Supreme Court ruled that the 1970 Clean Air Act granted the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to regulate automobile CO2 emissions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its determination that aircraft greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions “contribute to the pollution that causes climate change and endangers Americans’ health and the environment.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ground staff, represented by the FNV union, is threatening industrial action triggered by talks toward a new labor agreement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Malaysian authorities plan to implement increased security at airports across Malaysia following recent terrorist events at various transport locations across Europe.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Air France cabin crew, represented by the SNPNC-FO and UNSA-PNC, plan to go on strike July 27-Aug. 2.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
Senior ministers from Australia, Malaysia and China announced July 22 that the search for Malaysia Airlines MH370 will be suspended if no new credible evidence of the missing Boeing 777 is recovered once the remaining 10,000 sq km in the high priority search area is completed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
FAA announced that new takeoff and landing performance assessment (TALPA) standards in the US will take effect from Oct. 1.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Asia-Pacific aviation organizations have called for greater governmental investment and involvement across the region to support rising industry growth rates.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
European aviation regulator EASA has warned that operators could be exceeding lithium battery limits in their portable inflight entertainment systems, or by storing too many backup batteries for cockpit portable electronic devices (PEDs).
Interiors & Connectivity

Turkey’s national flag carrier Turkish Airlines said all flight operations are proceeding as normal, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a three-month state of emergency following a failed military coup attempt July 15.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

New York Newark International Airport (EWR) will become the sixth major US airport to have what the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is calling “automated” screening lanes installed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
British Airways (BA) cabin crew will vote on industrial action in response to a new performance scheme, which has triggered fears of future job losses.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Passenger Experience-July 19, 2016
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
A large piece of aircraft debris, found just off the coast of Tanzania, is to be analyzed as part of the Malaysia Airlines MH370, a Boeing 777, accident investigation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
Boeing and Microsoft have teamed to transition many of Boeing’s commercial aviation analytics tools to the cloud, the aircraft manufacturer and the software company announced July 18.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

FAA has lifted all restrictions on flights between the US and Turkey, enabling Turkish Airlines to resume flights to the US July 19.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines’ flights to the US are banned through Aug. 31 following an FAA notice issued in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt in Turkey, though FAA confirmed it can cancel the ban at any time.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Nensel
Johannesburg-based South African Airways (SAA) and SAA subsidiary low-cost carrier Mango flew Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable aviation biofuel on July 15.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Fire was mentioned on the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Egyptair Airbus A320 that crashed into the Mediterranean, but why or where the fire occurred is still not known, according to the latest statement from the Egyptian accident investigation organization.
Safety, Ops & Regulation