Safety, Ops & Regulation

Most UK airports seem set to miss a government June 1 deadline to install new security scanners designed to speed passenger throughput.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad for providing materiel support to Iranian-backed militias.

The entire supervisory board of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny Airport, the new Warsaw airport under development, has been removed by the Polish government.

FAA recommends visual inspections of Boeing 737-900ER mid-cabin door plugs after some operators have found loose bolts during earlier voluntary inspections.

Eurocontrol expects the number of flights in 2024 to reach 98% of pre-pandemic levels, with some months set for the same or higher numbers than 2019.

Investigators are examining an engine fire on an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F that had to return to Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff on Jan. 18.

Contrail avoidance gains traction, but questions remain.

Two fatal 737-8 accidents, deficient quality on multiple programs, and recent 737-9 issues mean FAA would be justified in scrutinizing anything Boeing proposes.

Boeing’s newest 737-7 exemption request faces opposition from inside and outside the FAA.

The country's government is reportedly assessing an aquisition of Mexicana MRO Services.

After a week of precautionary checks after the Alaska Airlines accident, the Indonesian Transport Ministry has allowed Lion Air's Boeing 737-9s to resume service.

Neither the FAA nor Boeing will discuss the process or speculate on how long the inspection review will take.

The pilots had poorly coordinated and acted in antagonist ways on the controls, a situation also known as dual input, the investigation concluded.

EASA describes the proposals as a way of improving standards and cutting the number of audits that airports and ground handling companies have to undertake.

ICAO’s third Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels reached an agreement to reduce CO2 emissions in international aviation by 5% by 2030.

The MOU will see ACI World to collaborate on the CCAA collaborate on initiatives ranging from passenger customer service to decarbonization.

The review led by retired U.S. Navy Admiral Kirk Donald will examine Boeing’s commercial airplane quality management as well as its supplier quality oversight.

The Jan. 16 ruling leaves the door open for the defendant airlines “to take another run at a merger at any time.”

T&E’s calculations show air transport’s emissions in France could be cut 4.5%, up from barely 1%, if the duration threshold was increased to 5 hr.

The two parties said the strategic arrangement launched in April 2023 had not been able to reach its full potential because of regulatory constraints.

Major upgrades will be carried out at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport following an investment from Transport Canada.

ATH will offer 30% of its shares on the Athens Stock Exchange in an IPO that will see the Greek government significantly cut its holding in the airport.

German aerospace industry sources says Berlin's proposed €2 billion cut would sound the death knell for development of SAF before it begins in the country.

In the wake of the pandemic Singapore Airlines has agreed to collaborate with the government on workforce planning and deployment to prepare for future crises.

“The FAA is exploring the use of an independent third party to oversee Boeing’s inspections and its quality system,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said.