Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Guy Norris
Problematic Spirit AeroSystems-supplied 737-9 panels evaded Boeing quality checks and may have caused a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines accident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
“This incident should have never happened, and it cannot happen again,” the FAA said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Never before has any commercial aircraft manufacturer received more orders than Airbus in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Christine Boynton
“We’re not going to point fingers,” the Boeing CEO said. “Because, yes, it escaped their factory; but then it escaped ours too. So, we’re all in this together.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A group of aircraft lessors has said investment company 777 Partners owes them nearly $30 million in unpaid fees.
Airlines & Lessors

Jazeera Airways has inaugurated its new sales office in Riyadh.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore has established the International Center for Aviation Innovation with Patrick Ky, former EASA executive director, at the helm.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Chen Chuanren
Preliminary findings from the probe of a Japan Airlines/Japan Coast Guard runway collision trigger changes in communications protocol.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The European Commission's Magda Kopczynska appealed to American leadership to stay true to the spirit of the transatlantic partnership.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Both carriers submitted Premerger Notification and Report Forms to the U.S. DOJ and FTC on Jan. 8, kicking off an initial 30-day waiting period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa has offered concessions in its effort to win approval from the European Commission for its proposed ITA Airways purchase.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Asia Pacific regulators are taking different approaches to the U.S. FAA’s recent order to ground the Boeing 737-9, although the effects are largely minimal.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Pierre-Yves Huerre took on the leadership of the BEA as of Jan. 1 for a period of five years, replacing Remi Jouty.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
In 2023 Russia’s airlines expanded their fleets suitable for restricted international operations, which became the main driver for passenger traffic growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Figuring out what happened with four bolts on the Alaska Airlines accident flight 737 MAX is emerging as a key task in NTSB's probe.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Lori Ranson
FAA said there are 171 Boeing 737-9s worldwide with the panel-like plug configuration under scrutiny.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An initial examination by NTSB investigators found no airframe damage resulting from the still-unexplained accident sequence.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A spokesperson for the antitrust authority AGCM said the investigation had closed without finding evidence of price-fixing on the routes investigated.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Runway 16L/34R is the longest of four runways at Haneda and its closure has led to the cancellation of more than 1,200 flights since Jan. 2.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has revealed its ‘vegan vault’ of 300 recipes as demand for plant-based cuisine increases by 40%.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Astral Aviation has entered into a Global Sales Partnership Agreement (GSP)Take Off Aviation in South Africa.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Guy Norris, Helen Massy-Beresford
NTSB reports that the door "plug" which detached from an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 during a mid-air incident Jan. 5 has now been found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
The airport’s flight cap reprieve provides summer season clarity, but European aviation increasingly will be in the environmental spotlight this year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Several factors aligned to set up the Oct. 15, 2022, incident, investigators found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines’ new LCC subsidiary AJet has secured its air operator certificate and is set to start operations in time for the summer 2024 season.
Airlines & Lessors