Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Jun 25, 2019
The head of the TSA told US House lawmakers that the diversion of agency personnel to the US-Mexico border “will have no effect on aviation security whatsoever,” adding, “We have baseline aviation security that we do not go below.”
Jun 24, 2019
US Customs and Border Protection will cancel some Global Entry program interviews through the end of the fiscal year as CBP officers are diverted to respond to a surge in migrant arrivals at the southwestern US border.
Jun 24, 2019
A strike by EVA Air cabin crews entered its fourth day June 24, causing widespread disruptions and overshadowing the delivery of the Taiwanese carrier’s first Boeing 787-10.
Jun 21, 2019
Passenger and Cargo airlines around the world are re-routing their flights into and over the Middle East after FAA issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) banning US-based civil aircraft from flying over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, citing “inadvertent risk to US civil aviation operations and potential for miscalculation or misidentification.”
Jun 21, 2019
FAA has announced plans to initiate two rulemakings aimed at simplifying the regulatory barriers to supersonic commercial air travel.
Jan 14, 2022
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) is not ruling out countermeasures following the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) forcing the temporary suspension of a number of routes to China operated by major U.S. airlines—an action DOT says runs afoul of the bilateral air transport agreement between the two countries.
Jan 14, 2022
The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee said it needs another year before it can deliver the final report on the fatal Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182 accident.
Jan 13, 2022
Teri Bristol, the top federal executive responsible for running the U.S. air traffic control system, will retire at the end of February, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson announced.
Jan 13, 2022
Airline industry stakeholders are working to assess the real-world ramifications of new flight restrictions linked to the 5G wireless network rollout starting Jan. 19, but early indications suggest potentially significant disruptions at scores of commercial airports across the U.S.
Jan 13, 2022
Finnair has cut its already reduced February flying program by 20% in an attempt to manage the operational challenges caused by high levels of staff absence.
Jan 13, 2022
Environmental regulations for aviation, such as mandates to use sustainable aviation fuel mandates and hydrogen technology certification, should be backed by an international framework set out by ICAO, a French parliamentary report says.
Jan 12, 2022
Widespread flight cancellations sparked by the omicron surge have intensified debate over pandemic-related European slot relief measures, particularly regarding “ghost flights”—in which carriers operate empty flights in order to keep their takeoff and landing rights.
Jan 12, 2022
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) hopes to restart flying to Europe in March as it waits for EASA to lift the suspension it imposed on Pakistani airline operations in 2020 following a fatal accident.