The FAA's push to enable future airport operations in practically zero visibility is spurring a great deal of technology work not only

Engineers seek lessons from birds with huge wingspan

European Union carbon dioxide allowance (EUA) prices under the EU Emissions Trading System made modest gains in August, trading in low volumes as expected during the summer lull. December 2013 EUAs averaged €4.42 per metric ton Aug. 1-27, up from €4.24 in July, according to Platts daily closing assessments. The market this year has been increasingly driven by EU policy, as lawmakers grapple with European Commission proposals to withhold short-term primary supply in a bid to support the price.

NASA tests runway incursion preventatives

Africa's poor air safety performance is an old sore, but there are some hopeful signs that the approach of “all talk, no action” is being reversed. Several initiatives are budding across the continent to improve safety of airline operations and the air transport supply chain.

Social media campaign could have impacts beyond the North Sea

The North Sea oil industry pioneered the concept of oil and gas support operations. Companies such as Bristow introduced new aircraft and technologies into offshore flight operations, but the evolution has been painful, with North Sea accidents accounting for the loss of more than 90 passengers and crewmembers since the worst one in November 1986. This table shows accidents and incidents that resulted in the loss of an aircraft, lives or both.

Superjet enters new territory as Mexico's Interjet introduces its first SSJ 100.