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

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