Safety, Ops & Regulation

The Bavarian state government has cleared the way for a €50 million ($55 million) loan guarantee to support advanced air mobility startup Lilium.

Boeing’s latest commitment to change its corporate culture remains in its early days, Administrator Mike Whitaker said.

Ryanair is planning to appeal a European Commission competition ruling, ordering the airline to repay €13-14 million ($14-15 million) in state aid.

With the prospect of a favorable cost-benefit ratio, carriers start their own contrail prevention trials.

United Airlines is not pursuing an appeal of the essential air service (EAS) awarded to JetBlue Airways, a route the LCC began running on Sept. 5.

Thermal runaway incidents involving lithium-ion batteries in personal devices on aircraft increased 28% from 2019 to 2023, a new report says.

The Malaysian state of Sarawak is hopeful that it will be taking over MASwings from Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) by the end of 2024.

Ethiopia's Civil Aviation Authority has launched a transformation program to develop its regulatory competence to keep pace with Ethiopian Airlines’ success.

Malaysia Airlines says poor reliability of rotables and CFM56 engines coupled with the departure of engineering talent led to the spate of service disruptions.

The FAA has announced the largest single funding round in Airport Improvement Program history, with $1.9 billion allocated across 519 grants.

Weather is an ongoing challenge for airlines, and recent disruptions have spurred technological upgrades and collaboration to improve delay mitigation.

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.

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.

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

Although there is no imminent threat, pilot groups are stepping up their campaign against reduced-crew and single-pilot concepts.

Complicated by COVID-19, the negotiations have been ongoing for years with some bargaining groups, and patience is wearing thin.

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.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines cautiously welcomed the less drastic plans, which foresee a reduction in aircraft movements to 475,000-485,000.

EASA plans to release an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Airbus A350 operators to perform one-time inspections of their aircraft.

Russian LCC Smartavia has become the first privately owned airline to order the MC-21-310 narrowbody airliner.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.