Safety, Ops & Regulation

Top executives for both airlines divulged more details about their proposed merger during the antitrust trial challenging their $3.8 billion deal.

A preliminary investigation into the Aug. 28 incident by UK air navigation service provider NATS had traced the problem to a flight plan processing sub-system.

Encouraged by the results of earlier experiments, Eurocontrol is planning further studies and tests on how to prevent contrail formation.

United Airlines had hoped to take over a slot pair that it claimed was being underutilized by Hawaiian Airlines.

On ONERA’S flight simulator, the human operator’s cognitive workload is inferred from heart rate monitoring.

The report touches on four areas: automation dependency, airline policies, regulatory material, and how manufacturers convey certain concepts.

Qatar Airways has become the Official Airline Partner of United for Wildlife (UfW).

JetBlue’s CEO continually stressed the growth of the Big Four airlines throughout the day’s proceedings, describing their scale as unreachable.

Aviation safety investigators are facing a changing environment and must embrace new approaches to communicating results.

Etihad Airways has unveiled flagship premium lounges at Abu Dhabi International Airport’s new Terminal A.

The U.S. has found the Dutch government’s flight cuts at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport are anticompetitive and in violation of the U.S.-EU Open Skies agreement.

The Malaysian Aviation Commission has suspended MYAirline’s air services license (ASL), after the carrier failed to satisfy the conditions set by the regulator.

Etihad has completed its 10th consecutive IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) with zero findings and zero observations.

The results of the SAF pilot program will be incorporated into CAAS’ Singapore Sustainable Air Hub Blueprint, which is set to be published in the coming months.

Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie was questioned by lawyers for the defense on Day Two of the antitrust trial challenging the proposed JetBlue-Spirit merger.

The FAA is changing how manufacturers demonstrate engines and nacelles can adequately withstand failures, but the process will take time.

Separately, JetBlue reported a Q3 net loss of $153 million, citing several challenges including the wind-down of its Northeast Alliance with American Airlines.

The ACI framework will give airports guidance to implement, review and monitor environmental, social and corporate governance standards within their operations.

The Asiana board says it will meet again in November, after an Oct. 30 meeting about Korean Air’s proposal did not produce a decision on the freighter sell-off.

Saudi Arabia is often an enigma. From the outside it can seem secretive and ultra-conservative – but once inside there is an incredible open and passionate belief that the kingdom has what it takes to be a beacon for the future in the Middle East. At the heart of a remarkable change is Vision 2030.

The news of the capacity boost comes on the heels of China’s “Big Three” carriers all reporting their first quarterly profits since the pandemic started.

It is estimated there are some 1.3 billion people in the world with special assistance requirements, it was stated during the IATA conference.

IATA Madrid conference focused on actions and urgency to grow SAF supply.

Air France-KLM reports results for a third quarter marked by activity, including the announcement of plans to take a 20% stake in SAS Scandinavian Airlines.

The CAA said its final decision sets the price control for NATS’ en route services in line with the provisional decision published in July 2023.