United Airlines pilot union leaders have voted to meet with management to discuss a possible contract extension, bringing it one step closer to placing an order for 100-seat jets, ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily has learned.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has restricted Saratov Airlines’ air operator’s certificate (AOC), prohibiting it from operating international flights due to a safety violation.
The Dutch Safety Board’s (DSB) report into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 spells out 11 recommendations to nations and the aviation industry to prevent similar future tragedies.
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 was definitively caused by a BUK surface-to-air missile, according to the final report of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued Oct 13.
An Egyptian-registered Tristar Air Airbus A300 freighter crashed near the Somali capital Mogadishu around 1930 local time Oct. 12, according to local reports.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) following Russia’s use of cruise missiles against Syrian rebel forces last week.
Technical problems caused Southwest Airlines to delay 500 flights Oct. 11, but the carrier said its systems were expected to “perform normally” Oct. 12.
A rarely used legislative maneuver will force the US House of Representatives to vote on the long-stalled reauthorization of the US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) this month.
Airways New Zealand has signed a contract with FerroNATS to offer air navigation students in Puerto Rico the chance to work with the Spain-based company.
Russia’s Ministry of Justice has amended Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) allowing airlines to launch international flights without waiting two years after operating domestic services.
Guiyang-based regional China Express Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China to launch international service despite operating difficulties facing Chinese regional carriers.
Egypt has become the latest country to sign the Memorandum of Agreement for the ICAO Middle East Airspace Management Enhancement Programme (MAEP) joining founder members the United Arab Emirates and Sudan.
Recreational users operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near airports should be subject to criminal penalties, NAV Canada president and CEO John Crichton said.
Portuguese anti-trust regulator Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) has given the green light for the Atlantic Gateway consortium to acquire a 61% stake in TAP Portugal.
Congress is pushing for a simple and quick solution to illegal incursions by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into airspace around airports at a hearing Oct. 7.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has started an unscheduled audit at Transaero Airlines due to the deterioration of its financial situation.
