Safety, Ops & Regulation

American Airlines is facing a $50 million penalty from the U.S. DOT for “numerous, serious violations” of laws protecting airline passengers with disabilities.

Another chance at a merger may be in the future for Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.

The draft rulemaking kicked off a firestorm among the eVTOL industry.

Argentinean President Javier Milei remains undeterred in his efforts to privatize the country’s flag-carrier Aerolineas Argentinas.

The UK government is launching a consultation to create a centralized airspace design service aimed at reducing delays, emissions and noise pollution.

German company DFS Aviation Services plans to supply Dubai’s air navigation service provider DANS with personnel for five years starting from 2025.

Saudia and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) have signed an agreement to provide exclusive benefits to the beneficiaries of the HRSD’s employee loyalty programme “DOAM”.

Airlines for Europe members want European Commission support for decarbonization and are frustrated by the faltering of airspace reforms.

The FAA will examine Boeing’s in-service safety assurance process, putting another key element of the company’s commercial aircraft operation under scrutiny.

The decision had been expected, as the government had previously indicated that restructuring, rather than privatization, was its favored option.

A study documents the contribution of the airport industry to the European economy but says more governmenatl support is needed to foster growth.

Such a development would provide commercial air transport with potential safety and efficiency improvements, while spurring the debate on AI trustworthiness.

Lilium is urgently seeking further rescue options after the German budget committee rejected a proposed €50 million loan guarantee for the startup.

It’s been nearly five years since the cutting-edge aircraft first flew, but you won’t fly on one before 2026. Aviation Week’s team explains how we got here.

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand regulators aim to collectively identify safety hazards and trends and develop mitigating measures.

New beyond-perimeter slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport have been tentatively awarded to five airlines.

Oman Air Catering has entered a partnership with the Oman Food Bank addressing food waste and promote responsible food consumption.

Promoters of competency-based training and assessment are striving to expand the use of the methodology.

An NTSB preliminary report suggests conflicting instructions from different controllers set the stage for the incident.

The Russian government wants to invite foreign airlines to perform cabotage flights in the country.

The FAA has put the brakes on applying a recently issued regulatory interpretation on requirements for supervising certain maintenance actions.

The Kazakhstan Transport Ministry hopes to enhance air connectivity with the European Union.

Michael O'Leary expects some of Ryanair's Boeing 737-8-200 deliveries that are due before the end of this year to be pushed back to 2025.

The European Council has banned three Iranian airlines from the EU as one of a series of new sanctions against Tehran’s support of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The new French government’s plan to raise an extra €1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) per year from taxes on aviation came as no surprise.