Safety, Ops & Regulation

The FAA is seeking to solve the problem of thousands of flight trajectories having to be deconflicted by Air Traffic Control in the NAS on a daily basis.

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford believes the Boeing 737 MAX will be certified by year’s end and suggested the 777X will follow, in 2027.

A new platform designed to make estimates of the climate impact of contrails more accessible has been unveiled by research organization Contrails.org.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is encouraging U.S. airports to opt in to privatized airport security as part of a new “TSA Gold+” initiative.

The long, drawn-out certification of the final 737 MAX derivatives, the 737-7 and -10, has entered its final stages, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg says.

European airlines represented by A4E have warned that planned reforms to passenger rights legislation could almost double their annual compensation costs.

Thales and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) are continuing research and technology work in their joint Air Lab.

Thales and ENAC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly work on research and development for future air traffic management (ATM) systems.

Aviation has always been a political industry, and it has only gotten worse. For IATA, it makes choosing its next director general even more of a balancing act.

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development has urged African nations to take decisive steps to transform the continent’s aviation sector.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is leading the investigation, in which French accident investigation bureau BEA is participating.

Spanish air navigation service provider Enaire is introducing SACTA iTEC 4.02, the latest version of its air traffic control system.

The International Centre for Aviation Innovation and the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations will study integration of AI and machine learning into ATM.

A GKN Aerospace industrial site in California has suffered a chemical accident that the company signaled could cause operational disruptions.

Boeing did not recognize the significance of an MD-11 problem that led to November’s fatal accident.

The Portuguese regional government of the Azores has agreed to terms for a new attempt to privatize SATA Internacional–Azores Airlines.

Pratt & Whitney has identified sensor damage as the cause of in-service incidents on 94 in.-fan PW4000s; FAA plans to mandate the manufacturer’s recommended remedy.

A streamlined onboarding process, a larger pipeline, and fewer retirements are helping the FAA meet its air traffic controller staffing needs.

Matternet expands drone delivery operations as FAA prepares to finalize BVLOS rules that could enable massive industry growth.

The Paris court of appeal has found Airbus and Air France guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the June 1, 2009, loss of Air France Flight 447.

Airlines will need to change behavior as part of a plan to modernize and optimize the U.S. national airspace system, the FAA's leader said.

CFM says certification work on a finalized Leap-1B EEC software load is underway to address safety concerns on the 737 MAX.

Lufthansa Technik has received Certain STC Privilege from EASA, meaning the company can now independently approve cabin conversions for the A320ceo family.

Maintenance records across SIA’s 777-300ER fleet identified 12 cases of weather under-detection and 20 cases in which weather was not detected at all.

Boeing's failure in 2002 to recognize cracks in a key MD-11 engine attachment point may have set the stage for November's fatal UPS crash.