Safety, Ops & Regulation

A provision within the 1,000-plus-page law will exempt 10 new slots from the 1,250 mi. perimeter rule applied to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)

The governments of Argentina and Peru have agreed to remove restrictions on flights between the countries.

London City Airport (LCY) has named Alison FitzGerald its new CEO, effective immediately.

Launch customer Lufthansa Airlines has added uncertainty to Boeing’s public claims that the 777-9, already five years late, will be certified in 2025.

The FAA plans to mandate inspections of certain structural fittings on some Boeing 787s after learning from Boeing the parts are made from the wrong material.

The 787 faces new quality assurance woes, but the need to add a freighter to the family has eased.

The Austrian court’s decision means that the deadline for the third runway project at Vienna Airport has been brought forward by three years, from 2033 to 2030.

A mandate would provide stability and a more even playing field, enabling the aviation industry to cut emissions more quickly.

Prosecutors said Boeing breached obligations under the agreement, failing to design and enforce compliance to ward off future violations of U.S. fraud laws.

Utair has appealed to the government for help in importing used Western-made airliners like Iran does until new locally made jets can enter service.

Legal action from A4A and several member carriers accuses the DOT of overreaching its authority in seeking to regulate the disclosure of ancillary fees.

Ireland-headquartered wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group (ASG) is creating a new wet-lease operator called Avion Express Brasil.

The Philippines and Singapore have signed an MOU in which the limit of 35 weekly codeshare services increases to 150 on operations between Singapore and Manila.

After studying the effects of noise from Brussels Airport on local residents, a Belgian health advisory body is recommending a ban on night flights.

International Airlines Group (IAG) may abandon its proposed acquisition of Air Europa if EC competition remedies prove too onerous, the group says.

The U.S. Senate approved a five-year FAA reauthorization bill after shutting down a late push to change a provision that adds flights to DCA.

Boeing’s eternal conflict pits optimistic words against delayed actions.

It seems eons ago that the term flygskam, or flight shame, entered the vocabularies of airline executives.

Auditors from the U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General will evaluate the FAA’s surveillance of United Airlines maintenance activity.

The future of South Pacific carrier Air Vanuatu is in serious doubt as the airline has halted all international operations and may soon enter administration.

ERA Director General Montserrat Barriga discusses Europe’s smaller operators, which are facing supply chain problems, rule changes and new technologies.

Tucked in the U.S. FAA reauthorization bill there is an item that could give Boeing an extra five years in which to develop a freighter version of the 787.

Frontier Airlines has permission to use the name “Frontera” in its operations, effective immediately.

The special conditions (SC) are needed to account for the tank’s design, which includes walls that also serve as external airplane skin.

Speaking to Aviation Daily, Ryanair hits out at Italy for being “misled” by OTAs and for ignoring a ruling that deemed Ryanair’s sales policies “reasonable.”