Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Lessons should be drawn from the way the crew handled the serious incident, the final report, released Feb. 9, emphasizes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dan Dumbacher
Boeing’s leadership team must continue to ask the hard questions and look further to honestly assess company culture that could contribute to future problems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
New, more hands-on production surveillance is likely to emerge from Boeing’s supply chain and quality missteps.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Aviation Week ranks the 15 leading companies in the nascent eVTOL market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Investigators are still working to piece together what happened to the Boeing 737-9 in the weeks leading up to its delivery to Alaska.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has requested additional information and documentary material.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Investigators determined the door plug was not opened between the airplane’s Oct. 31, 2023, delivery to Alaska Airlines and the accident flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
“The accident on Jan. 5 demanded a different focus by our team,” CEO Pat Shanahan said, referring to Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
In September 2023, France informed the EC that it planned to amend the restructuring plan for Paris Orly-based Corsair.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Four routes to the U.S. have been cut from Aeromexico’s planned summer schedule.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Allegiant Air continues to adopt a cautious approach to capacity planning in 2024 as uncertainty over deliveries of its Boeing 737-8-200s looms large.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A Transport & Environment study highlights uncertainties surrounding ambitious e-fuel plans in Europe.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker heads to Capitol Hill Feb. 6 as the lone listed witness in what figures to be a heavy lift of a hearing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
In an order issued Jan. 26, DOT said it would not renew Delta and Aeromexico’s antitrust immunity.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A new issue on some Boeing 737 fuselages will slow production and require re-work on about 50 airplanes, Boeing said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The Pakistan government will soon consider whether to grant final approval for a plan to sell a majority stake in Pakistan International Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
An event-saturated January followed a year not short on its own challenges, and during recent earnings calls airlines projected which issues might spill over.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The defendants are required to file their brief by Feb. 26, while the plaintiffs have until April 11 to file their response.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s federal air transport agency Rosaviatsia has told S7 Airlines to change its de-icing procedures after its Boeing 737-800s suffered engine stalls.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The running daily average of grounded aircraft—most of them Airbus A320neo-family variants—is expected to be around 350 through 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Sharon B. DeVivo
The current controller shortage has resulted in the need to explore additional training options.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Given the potential hazards outlined by FAA and risks a nacelle shedding parts can pose, APA pilots want to know if the in-service precautions go far enough.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Inspectors will review all aspects of Boeing’s three 737 MAX production lines as well as fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems' work in Wichita.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Airservices Australia is evaluating assumptions air traffic controllers use for sequencing arriving and departing aircraft following an April 2023 incident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The new inlets are needed to address a hazard that could see the composite parts overheat and fail if engine anti-ice is used in certain circumstances.
Aircraft & Propulsion