Safety, Ops & Regulation

Brazil, Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland are among countries that sent aircraft to Tel Aviv to rescue nationals after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel.

Several major airlines have suspended flights to Israel's international gateway Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport after Hamas fighters launched attacks from Gaza.

Already under testing, SITA says expanding its OptiClimb aircraft-climb software to the cruise and descent phases will help airlines lower emissions.

The trial challenging JetBlue Airways’ proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines is delayed by one week; it will now kick off on Oct. 23

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has appointed Rob Bishton as its new chief executive, effective Oct. 21.

Thales’ drone division in Singapore has developed the ScaleFlyt Remote ID "transponder" for drones.

Thales will open a center of excellence in Singapore to promote the growth of air traffic management (ATM), especially in sustainable aviation.

While the notice does not mention it, the ministry’s action was almost certainly due to the dispute between embattled Indian carrier Go First and its lessors.

So far CFM and GE Aerospace—a 50-50 owner of CFM along with Safran—have identified 95 falsified documents impacting 126 engines.

The FAA released a warning to operators last week of higher GPS spoofing activity affecting commercial aircraft on airways near the Iranian borders.

Filip Cornelis, director of aviation at the EC’s DG MOVE, spoke at the IATA World Sustainability Symposium held in Madrid Oct. 3-4.

Boom has received its FAA G-1 stage 1 issue paper from the FAA, a key step in the multi-stage process to clear the Mach 1.7 Overture airliner for service.

A project involving fewer pilots on the flight deck is maturing—and meeting increased resistance as a result.

Improperly installed CF6-80C2 bearings have been linked to two incidents, including a January 2023 uncommanded engine failure on a new Boeing 767-300 freighter.

Jazeera Airways has introduced sustainable food service ware on all flights across its network of 64 destinations.

Reunion-based Air Austral has undergone significant changes this year, with a restructuring plan approved by the European Commission in January.

The mandate requires more frequent inspections of certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000-series low-pressure compressor fan hubs.

Emirates has recently been crowned as a 2024 APEX World Class Airline winner for its guest experience and delivering ‘outstanding’ customer service, at the 2024 APEX/IFSA Awards in California.

The European Commission launched an in-depth investigation of the Korean Air-Asiana proposal in February over competition concerns.

Reports suggest recent occurrences are more significant than routine jamming; EASA and FAA have issued special alerts to operators and other authorities.

JetBlue is seeking U.S. government intervention over planned capacity cuts at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

Politicians in the Nantes region had been eagerly awaiting infrastructure improvements that would have met, in their view, the requirements of current traffic.

IT is being embraced to move passengers through airports quickly and efficiently.

The odds of a JetBlue Airways-Spirit Airlines merger coming to fruition could become more clouded as a shutdown of the U.S. government looms large.

The previous 53 editions broke aggregate data into U.S. and Canada, and the rest of the world; the 54th edition subdivides data into seven regions.