Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is proposing the second revamp of its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program in two years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Gambian company Magic Air has ferried its four Airbus airliners into Belarus, a country subject to Western sanctions that bar the import of aircraft or parts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesian airline TransNusa has completed a short runway verification flight using a Comac ARJ21 at Nabire Douw Aturure Airport in the West Papua region.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Delta Air Lines and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) say JetBlue’s objection to their codeshare agreement should be disregarded.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has selected companies to receive a total of $291 million in grants under the Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition, or FAST, program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The USTA and Emirates have entered a transformative partnership renewal that will extend Emirates’ long-standing support of the US Open Tennis Championships.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The strong recovery of Thailand’s tourist numbers has provided a welcome boost for the country’s airlines, although the China market is still lagging.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
A federal judge has overturned a decision that had awarded electric aircraft startup Zunum Aero $72 million in damages and dismissed all charges against Boeing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
ANSPs from four Asia-Pacific countries have partnered with their respective flag-carriers to trial user-preferred routing on 38 international routes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
ULCC Wizz Air plans to challenge a financial penalty imposed on it by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH).
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
The NTSB offers further recommendations for Part 135 operators in a special investigation report.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
The Russian government is preparing to revise down its plans for production of locally made commercial aircraft through 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
The grants are part of $25 billion set aside in the 2021 Infrastructure Law allocated for terminal construction, airport infrastructure and other improvements.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Thai cargo startup Pattaya Airways announced Aug. 8 that it had attained its air operator certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Lori Ranson
A Voepass Linhas Aéreas ATR 72-500 en route to São Paulo went down northwest of the city center; local reports said all 61 people on the aircraft were killed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Delta is pursuing legal claims against the cybersecurity company as well as Microsoft to recover damages for an outage with cascading consequences.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Nigerian carrier Arik Air has had a grounding order on several of its aircraft lifted, following the resolution of a court case.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Questioning of aviation’s net-zero-emissions 2050 target comes as key technologies move toward ground and flight testing.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB probe of the Alaska Airlines 737-9 blowout suggests safety systems work, but not effectively enough to address problems promptly or assuage workers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Kelly Ortberg’s first-day steps suggests he intends to prioritize building a stronger link between front-line workers who build and design Boeing’s products.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Qantas is temporarily suspending its nonstop flights from Perth to London due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, prompting the carrier to change its flightpath.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing was concerned enough about compliance with parts-removal requirements to have the issue under a formal safety risk assessment before the Jan. 5 incident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK advertising watchdog ASA has upheld complaints that a radio ad relating to Virgin Atlantic’s much-publicized 100% SAF flight in November 2023 was misleading.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Beta Technologies has received FAA approval to commence dual-seat pilot training in its all-electric Alia vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
The Australian Airports Association (AAA) says the reform of slot rules at Sydney Airport will strengthen competitiveness in the market.
Airports & Networks