Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Human error appears regularly in the probable cause and contributing factors sections of accident reports. Too often, however, the probing stops there.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The EU has given the formal go-ahead to negotiate the harmonization of the UK and EU emissions trading systems, which could simplify compliance for airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
The UK government plans to adjust the rules around its air passenger duty (APD), with higher rates now set to apply to a larger range of business jet users.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has finalized a “framework” for approving advanced automated systems in aircraft and applying current regulatory policies to concepts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s aviation weather forecaster is launching a new volcanic ash forecasting method to be made available for free to all airlines and the aviation industry.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
General Aviation saw an overall decline in accident rates in 2023, according to the 35th Richard G. McSpadden report recently published by the AOPA's ASI.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ella Nethersole
ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa has renewed key maintenance approvals from the U.S. FAA along with certifications from eight African civil aviation authorities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson waived restrictions on trucks carrying jet fuel to SEA after a pipeline leak cut off the airport’s main fuel supply line.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. DOT and FAA are preparing to brief President Trump on the selection of an integrator for the planned aircraft traffic control modernization program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Ramifications from the recent shutdown include long-term effects on aircraft certification and oversight, as well as new staff hiring.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
While advanced cockpit automation has been running out of steam in Europe, ATC centers may introduce greater automation in the coming decades.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Fokker Services Group has introduced GPS anti-jamming and anti-spoofing technology for civil aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Before the shutdown, adequate staffing levels have long been a matter of concern and have come under increased scrutiny.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
U.S. transportation officials are allowing airlines to add flights back into the system or operate planned departures, lessening required schedule reductions to 3%.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
The German coalition government has decided on several measures aimed at reducing financial pressure on the air transport industry.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Citing a “rapid decline in controller callouts,” U.S. transportation officials are freezing the level of flight reductions currently imposed on domestic airlines at 6%.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The FAA is freezing an order to reduce airline and scheduled charter service traffic by 6% at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Joshua Crumbaugh
Criminals can lock up your systems and threaten to leak your data. This stops reservations, dispatch, crew scheduling—everything. Here is plan to help.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
FAA and EASA issued emergency airworthiness directives requiring operators to replace the center shaft assembly of Airbus Helicopters EC130 light helicopters.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Though the U.S. government shutdown appears to be nearing a resolution, the union representing air traffic controllers is wary of residual impacts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Air traffic controllers make insufficient use of short written messages to communicate with pilots, despite the maturity of the technology, Eurocontrol says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The money the EU has spent on improving air traffic management via its SESAR project has limited delays and saved CO2 emissions, an exec from the project claims
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has announced the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy that will apply to all departing flights from Singapore.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The FAA is temporarily banning general and business aviation flights at 12 of the nation’s busiest airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Charter brokers must either self-regulate or the FAA play a stronger role in preventing illegal charter flights, industry professionals said at a conference.
Safety, Ops & Regulation