Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Boeing has placed several new full-flight simulators for the 737, 777 and 787.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
United Airlines dispatchers have ratified a new joint labor agreement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s state Duma has amended its air code to allow carriers to compile a passenger “black list.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Finnair has postponed its deadline for reaching an agreement with the Finnish Air Line Pilots Association (SLL) so it can get closer to its cost-savings target.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
US Airways and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have reached tentative agreements on contracts covering approximately 11,000 mechanic and related, fleet service, maintenance training specialist and stock clerk employees.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Kenya Airways has offered a five year extension of its catering supply contract to Servair, the French-owned catering operator.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Crimea’s Simferopol Airport has opened for international flights after Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order establishing state border crossing points at the airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 pushing back from the gate struck a parked JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Tuesday morning at Boston Logan International Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Austrian Airlines needs sustainable summer operations without strike threats, CEO Jaan Albrecht told ATW in Vienna.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

United Airlines is altering its MileagePlus frequent flyer program to reward miles based on ticket price rather than distance flown.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Ireland-based low-cost carrier Ryanair is seeking an explanation from an Italian ground handling company as to why one of its aircraft was left without chocks at Rome Ciampino Airport and rolled into a building, damaging its port stabilizer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has called proposed plans by Germany’s air navigation services provider Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) to increase user charges next year “unacceptable.”
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
FAA has announced Nevada’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site—the third of six—is now operational.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates SkyCargo now has the capability to store and retrieve ULDs from high-bay racks and move them easily within a cargo terminal using one and the same transport vehicle - following the integration of Unitechnik's X-Mover system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan (GTF) engine that malfunctioned on Bombardier CSeries flight test aircraft FTV1 had been having problems and was repaired just before the low-pressure turbine failed during ground tests, Bombardier executives have told analysts from UBS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

FAA has made “clear and measurable progress” toward completing the technological foundation of the US Next Generation air traffic control system (NextGen), according to deputy FAA administrator Mike Whitaker.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
The threat of a potentially lengthy strike hung over Iceland’s national airline, Icelandair, on Friday after the company’s mechanics announced plans for industrial action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

UK air navigation services provider NATS said more efficient air traffic control procedures, innovative new technologies, and better use of airspace saved a record-breaking 190,000 tonnes of aircraft carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2013.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Pratt & Whitney has made a preliminary determination of the root cause of the PW1500G geared-turbofan engine failure during ground tests on a CSeries and is working with Bombardier “on a plan to resume testing in the next few weeks.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

Middle Eastern operators and flightplanners were among guests at Le Bourget, Paris to celebrate the inauguration of Universal Aviation's updated FBO
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Swiss European Air Lines has agreed to a new collective agreement (CLA) with its short-haul pilots, paving the way for the introduction of its Bombardier CS100s and Boeing 777-300ERs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

New Continuous Descent Operations (CDO) developed by Lufthansa and German Air Traffic Control in Munich are proving to save around 100 liters of fuel on a long-haul flight and around 50 liters per short-haul flight in tests at Munich Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Aeroflot’s grounded Ilyushin Il-96 caught fire June 3 while parked at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Tensions between Austrian Airlines and its unions have erupted to a new high, with the airline pulling its proposed labor deal, Fokker fleet renewal and long-haul expansion in response to a strike threat.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Air Canada president and CEO Calin Rovinescu assumed his role as chairman of the IATA board of governors Tuesday as the organization announced that its 2015 annual meeting will be held in Miami.
Safety, Ops & Regulation