Safety, Ops & Regulation

Recent revisions of the certification requirements for EVTOL aircraft that narrowed the gap between European and U.S. regulators come as welcome news to Lilium.

ANCEN has been created to share “objective, timely, consensual, and credible technical advice” on the non-CO2 effects of aviation, EASA said.

In 2021, Iberia became the first operator in Europe to use evidence-based training, followed by Air France in the same year.

The FAA is exploring changes to the way public charter flights operate in U.S. airspace, citing a recent expansion in both their frequency and complexity.

The FAA is pledging to conduct more outreach ahead of major regulatory changes to help better align its mandates with industry’s realities.

Emirates has agreed to pay a settlement for operating JetBlue codeshare flights through Iraqi airspace at a flight level that was not approved by the U.S. FAA.

The advancement is relevant to both light aviation and the commercial air transport industry.

This represents an important step toward the proposed Korean Air-Asiana merger.

European officials have approved an extra fuel tank the A350-1000s Qantas will use for ultra-long-haul flights.

The next step is to distinguish between GPS jamming and spoofing, which is less common but more challenging to detect.

Bankrupt Indian carrier Go First has been granted yet another reprieve as a court approved a further extension of its deadline to secure new backers.

Rwanda is officially the 19th member of the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar or ASECNA (L'Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar), since last January. It’s director general Mohamed Moussa said that this will further strengthen the agency’s footprint as it pursues its efforts to bring new solutions, enhance airworthiness and boost integration within African skies.

A successful demonstration of the first unmanned air taxi trial in Mecca is said to pave the way for future implementation of smart mobility solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency have updated their eVTOL certification guidance to narrow the gap between their approaches.

Boeing developed the plan in response to an FAA 737 production audit and an expert panel’s report on Boeing’s organizational safety.

The EC and Lufthansa are understood to have agreed on additional remedies that clear the way for the group’s planned investment in ITA Airways.

The party has committed to promoting SAF and encouraging airspace modernization should its leader Keir Starmer be elected prime minister.

“We’re very happy with this transaction,” Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith said.

Singapore-based LCC Scoot—which inducted the Embraer E190-E2 into commercial service in May— is set to benefit from ANAC-CAAS agreement.

Seeing Southwest as the “most compelling airline turnaround opportunity” in recent decades, its newest large shareholder wants a fresh perspective at the helm.

The ASCIC was formed earlier in 2024 as a direct response to a records-falsification scandal that made headlines late in 2023.

Leaders from across the aviation sector are gathering in New Delhi for the inaugural Aviation India Summit and Exhibition, taking place June 12-13.

It’s a safe bet most aviation safety professionals know the basics of Japan Airlines Flight 123 (JAL123).

A Canadian judge has found UIA liable for the deaths of 176 passengers and crew on board a flight shot down by Iranian surface-to-air missiles.

SAS expects a vote on the plan to take place in mid-July.