Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Weather is an ongoing challenge for airlines, and recent disruptions have spurred technological upgrades and collaboration to improve delay mitigation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Investigators probing last month's fatal accident in Brazil are scrutinizing whether a de-icing system malfunctioned and how the flight crew reacted in response to the issue.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Malaysia Airlines has found a defect in high-pressure fuel hoses on an Airbus A350-900, an aircraft variant not covered by an EASA Emergency AD requiring checks of these components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
Passengers moving through the Terminal 1 TSA checkpoint at Honolulu Inouye International Airport (HNL) now have the option of presenting a digital ID.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Complicated by COVID-19, the negotiations have been ongoing for years with some bargaining groups, and patience is wearing thin.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Although there is no imminent threat, pilot groups are stepping up their campaign against reduced-crew and single-pilot concepts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Rewards programs are under scrutiny at American Airlines, Delta, Southwest and United Airlines as the U.S. DOT looks at whether they are transparent and fair.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines cautiously welcomed the less drastic plans, which foresee a reduction in aircraft movements to 475,000-485,000.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
EASA plans to release an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Airbus A350 operators to perform one-time inspections of their aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian LCC Smartavia has become the first privately owned airline to order the MC-21-310 narrowbody airliner.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
CAAC operationalized the parallel H24 airway to drive air traffic between the Yangtze River Delta airport cluster in the east and the Kunming Changshui hub.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

EgyptAir signed a ground services agreement with Turkish company A Jet during the Egypt International Airshow in El Alamein to provide ground handling services at the Egyptian airports.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific confirms it is on track to complete the unscheduled replacement of engine fuel lines in 15 of its Airbus A350s by Sept. 7.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
The Swedish government’s plans to scrap its tax on airline tickets from next July has been welcomed by airports operator Swedavia.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The New Zealand government has announced a significant increase in the country’s tourist levy, with IATA criticizing the move as it could stifle visitor growth.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
ACI forecasts a growing trend of some form of aviation ombudsman or consumer protection law being implemented in Asia-Pacific markets.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
Cathay Pacific has begun replacing problematic engine components on 15 of its Airbus A350s following unscheduled inspections triggered by a flight turnback.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Services Management (ASM) has opened a new office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, strengthening its operational footprint in the Middle East.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The Entry-Exit System should finally come into force Nov. 10, but airlines fear preparations could bring delays.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Whoever gets control of TAP either solidifies a leading market position or can gain market share to better compete with much larger rivals.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
A malfunctioning angle-of-attack (AOA) sensor played a central role in the crash of a Gazpromavia SSJ100 regional jet on July 12, an investigation shows.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has initiated an inspection of all 48 of its Airbus A350s after a problem with an engine component was discovered, resulting in cancelations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s sweeping changes to certification-related safety assessments address four long-standing NTSB recommendations that emerged from three accident probes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The merger of Air India and Vistara took a major step forward after the Indian government approved Singapore Airlines’ investment in the new entity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Fourteen Indonesian airports are set to receive new weather systems from Vaisala under the Finnish Public Sector Investment Facility funding.
Airports & Networks