Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Airbus this year plans to start an effort that could lead to certification of the A220-300 to carry 160 passengers, up from the currently approved 149 figure.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Sean Broderick
FAA Administrator nominee Bryan Bedford expressed staunch support for expanding ADS-B capabilities in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders directing FAA to take immediate action to expand drone operations and strengthen counter-drone capabilities.
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
The bill would mandate ADS-B In for U.S commercial aircraft operating scheduled service four years and narrow current exemptions used in military flying.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has received certification of the Gulfstream G700 ultra-long-range business jet by Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier Combi configuration has received certification from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is formally seeking an “integrator” to spearhead proposed air traffic control system upgrades, with a target delivery deadline of Jan. 1, 2029.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
IATA is calling for regulators to develop an international standard for pilots and air traffic controllers to tackle jamming and GPS spoofing activities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The UK has confirmed that it will proceed with the creation of the UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
A California court has denied an environmental group’s motion to compel fuel suppliers in that state to pump G100UL unleaded avgas.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Privatizing the U.S. ATM system would divide people and get in the way of building a new national ATM system, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
EASA has published new information highlighting lithium battery risks to air travel and emphasizing the need for improved passenger communications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
A new way to make the most of Lisbon’s terminal maneuvering area (TMA) has yielded a spectacular reduction in delays, ANSP NAV Portugal says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The massive budget reconciliation bill narrowly passed by the U.S. House of Representatives continues tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel production.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Onera is providing a new testbed able to evaluate a composites panel when exposed to fire in an engine environment, as well as assess new extinguishing agents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Garvey
With the right equipment, anyone can receive and process ADS-B data. And they do.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The FAA expects that airspace constraints caused by air traffic control staffing and technical issues in the U.S. Northeast will ease in June.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Rain and Sikorsky demonstrate initial attack on wildfire ignition sources using autonomy-enabled helicopter.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
European airspace design was inherited from the progressive construction of air traffic management on a multinational continent, leading to fragmentation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
CANSO has introduced the Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) concept of operations, a 2045 blueprint for air traffic management.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol is including meteorology experts in the Network Manager Operations Center teams, as weather in Europe has caused an increasing share of delays.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Sharon B. DeVivo
Consistent and sufficient funding, improved training and local and regional solutions could make the U.S. ATC system a model for the world once again.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s hiring goals target adding about 9,000 new controllers through 2028, or 2,250 per year; the agency has 3,100 trainees “in the pipeline.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Telecommunications infrastructure changes designed to reduce the risk of ATC system outages at Newark Airport will be in place “this summer,” FAA said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The African Business Aviation Association has elected Dawit Lemma as chair of the organization and Craig Middleton as its vice chair and treasurer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation