Aviation stakeholders respond to western sanctions against Russia
Western sanctions against Russia have placed the country’s aviation industry in an increasingly isolated position. Russian aircraft are bann... Continue Reading
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Russia faces overflight bans, aircraft repossessions as sanctions bite
Watching Russia’s aggressive war on Ukraine unfold in real time online is an inexplicable experience from within the aviation industry. Even... Continue Reading
Weather-cancelled heli ride raises questions about eVTOL expectations
Early in February, Norwich, UK-headquartered private charter operator SaxonAir held an event at Biggin Hill Airport, Kent, to mark the arriv... Continue Reading
Canada to loosen travel restrictions but some confusion remains
The Government of Canada on 28 February will relax some of the various travel restrictions it implemented in the last two years to stem the ... Continue Reading
Airbus picks CFM and GE engine for A380 ZEROe hydrogen testbed
Airbus and Safran-GE joint venture CFM will flight test a direct hydrogen combustion engine aboard Airbus’ A380 MSN1 test platform, the comp... Continue Reading
New global SAF declaration lacks detail and ambition, argue critics
Singapore Airlines and three aerospace OEMs have signed a new declaration calling for global industry players to work together to increase t... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Aviation’s COVID problem isn’t airplanes: it’s airports
How much money has the aviation industry invested in keeping passengers safe from catching COVID-19 in the air — and in explaining everythin... Continue Reading
Airlines team with green groups to demand ambitious EU SAF goals
Calls for a faster transition to cleaner jet fuels in Europe grew louder this week with airlines and environmental groups uniting for the fi... Continue Reading
UK mulls new passenger protections, including for wheelchair users
The UK government is considering mandating that airlines provide wheelchair users and PRMs with “the full amount of compensation” for any da... Continue Reading
5G delay around airports lauded by US majors but regionals in the cold
Facing a torrent of opposition and concern from the aviation community about the potential impact on flight operations of AT&T and Veriz... Continue Reading
Tackling unlawful interference for ICAO, meet Shefali Juneja
Dr. Shefali Juneja, who has served as representative of India to the International Civil Aviation Organization since August 2019, is the fir... Continue Reading
Two accessible lav options to be offered on 737 MAX: Collins Aerospace
Boeing’s next generation of 737 MAX twinjets will offer two types of accessible lavatory options for operators — including a more spac... Continue Reading
Fifty US airports to have buffers when telcos turn on new 5G services
In a bid to support the safe coexistence of flight operations and major telcos’ deployment of 5G services in the C-band, fifty US airports w... Continue Reading
Continued restrictions hit Canada’s regional airports, occupants
Many regional airports in Canada and their occupants are still grappling with the government’s mid-March 2020 decision to dramatically reduc... Continue Reading
Bombardier vows EPD environmental transparency for all new bizjets
In a bold statement of sustainable intent, Bombardier has promised to deliver an independently authenticated Environmental Product Declarati... Continue Reading