Safety, Ops & Regulation

Boeing reconfirmed that it still anticipates first delivery of the 777-9 in 2026 amid doubts by key customers that it will be able to meet its latest schedule.

New readiness levels aim to demystify and delineate progress through the labyrinth of aviation certification.

All of Somalia’s airlines have suspended domestic and international flights indefinitely, allegedly in a row with the country’s government over increased taxes.

The Eurocontrol Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) and Reims Area Control Centre (ACC) have implemented a redesign of their airspace boundary.

Italian energy giant Eni’s sustainable mobility-focused division, Enilive, has commissioned its first SAF plant at the Gela biorefinery in Sicily.

South Korea’s transport ministry has announced measures to increase scrutiny of the country’s LCCs in the wake of the fatal Jeju Air crash in December.

Airesources will oversee reservations and ticketing, support marketing efforts, and provide comprehensive passenger sales support in the region on behalf of Air India, ensuring streamlined and personalised service delivery to travel agents and customers. The collaboration will help to strengthen passenger traffic feeding into Air India’s flights from and to Southeast Asia and beyond. “It is an honour for us to represent Air India in the Philippines. We are fully committed to utilising Air India's extensive network, our profound industry knowledge, and our customer-centric approach to showcase Air India's offerings and strengthen its presence in the Philippine market,” said Ella Sanchez, President of Airesources.

The enhanced angle-of-attack (EAOA) system is targeted at improving identification and detection of erroneous angle-of-attack data.

The outlook for meeting 2050 net zero carbon goals is uncertain at best.

Rolls has completed certification testing of a major Trent 1000 upgrade and is now looking to secure the delayed certification of the Durability Enhancement.

Instances of jamming and spoofing of airliner navigation systems are becoming increasingly common in the Nordic and Baltic areas.

French airlines are calling on the French government to rethink policy to better support the country’s aviation industry.

The UK government wants to increase the fee for its newly introduced Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) by 60% in a move that IATA described as “bewildering.”

Ethiopian Airlines has received its IATA CEIV Pharma (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics) accreditation as an Airline and ground handling agent.

Several commercial airline flights in the northern Caribbean briefly entered holding patterns due to debris from the test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket.

Boeing confirms it conducted a functional check flight on the third 777-9 test aircraft on Jan. 16.

Air carriers conducting flights as public charter operators must implement stricter screening requirements for their passengers.

The order is part of an investigation into potential restriction of competition on transatlantic routes by Lufthansa Group airlines, United and Air Canada JV.

Russian airlines have now freed more than half of the country’s commercial fleet of Western-made aircraft from dual-registration.

Having assessed a first-of-its-kind fine against JetBlue Airways, federal regulators have now moved to penalize Southwest and Frontier for similar infractions.

It may be a new year, but Air France-KLM is not immune to the same old challenges affecting the Franco-Dutch group and the European airline sector at large.

VietJet is expanding its service to mainland China, more than doubling its offering to tap into strong demand from one of Vietnam’s largest tourist source markets.

Moscow has signed off an investment of RUB283.8 billion ($2.8 billion) to facilitate the domestic production of 600 commercial airliners by 2030.

Emirates has unveiled a new uniform designed for its Premium & VIP Passenger Services team.

Brazilian operator Azul has reached a non-binding MoU with GOL’s parent Abra Group to combine their businesses in Brazil’s aviation market.