The office of the inspector general of the U.S. Transportation Department has confirmed that it will now audit the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) oversight of Boeing’s manufacture of the 737 and 787 jet. In particular the FAA will review the FAA’s processes for “identifying and resolving” production issues and “addressing allegations of undue pressure within
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the UN’s aviation arm, is calling on the Russian Federation to cease the dual registration of its aircraft in an attempt to bypass global sanctions. The request has come about subsequent to the 226th Meeting of the ICAO Council. The Council has made it clear that under the Chicago
London Heathrow Airport’s plans to increase passenger charges from £30.19 to £41.95 have been scuppered by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Instead, the CAA is demanding that over the next five years passenger charges be incrementally reduced to the point where, by 2026, they have been reduced to £26.31 per passenger. The charges made
On both sides of the Atlantic carriers and airports have been struggling to take on new staff to cope with the surge in demand for air travel after the lifting of multiple worldwide travel restrictions. Airlines and airports alike shed thousands of jobs at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and many of those employees
The battle between Frontier Group Holdings (Frontier) and JetBlue Airways Corp. (JetBlue) for the acquisition of Spirit Airlines Inc. (Spirit) has taken another twist as proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc (ISS) has changed its recommendation subsequent to the most recent revised offer from Frontier. “On balance, support for the merger with Frontier on
British Airways (BA) check-in and ground staff, half of whom are members of the GMB union, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action over what has been referred to as “fire and rehire” reduced pay. The remainder, who belong to the Unite union, are also being balloted, and results should be known on Monday. For the
The results of a successful collaboration between regional aircraft manufacturer ATR, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier Neste, and the Swedish carrier Braathens Regional Airlines have culminated in the world’s first successful all SAF-fuelled flight of a commercial aircraft, an ATR 72-600 prototype. It is estimated that SAF reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80%
The British government has announced it is relaxing rules governing the use of airport slots in the UK as a means of counteracting the current spate of carriers’ flight cancellations. Previously, airlines had been notified that if they did not use a minimum of 70% of all their slots, then they would lose those they
HAECO Group and Make-A-Wish Hong Kong have joined hands to fulfil a young boy’s dream of becoming an aircraft engineer. Diagnosed with osteosarcoma and a brain tumour in 2019, 14-year-old Yan Dick has always been fascinated with aircraft and aspires to become an aircraft engineer. During his spare time, he enjoys making paper planes and
European planemaker Airbus and the Qantas Group have agreed to invest US$200 million (£164 million) in Australian-developed and -produced feedstock and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiatives, called the Australian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership. As Australia currently lacks a commercial-scale SAF industry the partnership’s aim is also to help Qantas Group achieve its goal of introducing
