Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Apr 12, 2019
Boeing chairman, president & CEO Dennis Muilenburg described his response to the March 10 crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 and the subsequent grounding of the 737 MAX 8, as the US manufacturer finds itself scrambling to restore confidence in the type.
Apr 11, 2019
Britain’s aerospace industry has cautiously welcomed the European Union’s approval to postpone the UK’s exit from the EU, or Brexit, by six months.
Apr 11, 2019
New SriLankan Airlines CEO Vipula Gunatilleka talks about his turnaround strategy.
Apr 11, 2019
US Sen. Edward Markey (D-Massachusetts) has introduced legislation that would prohibit aircraft manufacturers from charging airlines extra for safety-critical systems.
Apr 11, 2019
US Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao defended the FAA’s practice of delegating certain safety and certification activities to manufacturers in the wake of the March 10 crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, telling lawmakers the program is “not a self-certification process.”
Sep 02, 2021
Saudia reinstated normal seat capacity for domestic flights as of Sept. 1 after Saudi Arabia relaxed measures designed to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Sep 01, 2021
Describing it as a “once-in-a-generation investment in combating the climate crisis,” a coalition of almost 70 organizations has urged the U.S. Congress to make a proposed tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refundable and long term.
Sep 01, 2021
The planned network additions come after Russia ended a ban on flights to Egyptian resorts which was imposed after Metrojet Flight 9268 from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg broke up over the Sinai Peninsula in October 2015, killing all 224 people on board.
Aug 31, 2021
The EU’s suggestion to remove the U.S. from its safe list, as COVID-19 infections among Americans rise, is yet another blow to airlines that have been hoping for a long-haul recovery to match their summer short-haul boost.
Aug 31, 2021
Collins Aerospace, already one of the largest commercial aerospace suppliers—let alone as part of Raytheon Technologies—is buying high-profile flight tracking data provider FlightAware.
Aug 30, 2021
Commercial carriers tapped to support the airlift out of Kabul, Afghanistan, were slated to operate 17 flights carrying 3,700 passengers to the U.S. on Aug. 30, U.S. Defense Department officials reported.
Aug 30, 2021
Air Canada is joining fellow Canadian carrier Porter Airlines in mandating COVID-19 vaccines for its employees.
Aug 30, 2021
The European Council has recommended removing the U.S. from the EU’s “safe” list of countries, dealing a blow to airlines that were hoping for a further easing of restrictions on transatlantic travel.