As a result of his investigation into the security practices of airlines and airplane manufacturers, Senator Ed Markey has introduced a bill to create strict cybersecurity standards for the aviation i...
The US Senate has rejected Senator Charles Schumer’s proposal to have the Federal Aviation Administration set a minimum size for airline seats, voting 42-54 to reject it. Schumer complained that the a...
New Chinese start-up carrier, Air Guilin, a 60/40 joint-venture between Guilin Tourism Development Corporation and HNA Group's Guilin Aviation Tourism Group, has received preliminary approval from the...
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has banned the Iranian carrier Mahan Air from landing at its airports and transiting its airspace effective immediately following the discover...
Air Partner’s aviation safety consultancy company Baines Simmons, has been successful in securing a 10-year contract to provide aviation support services to the Isle of Man Aircraft Registry (“IoMAR”)...
The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating hikes in cancellation and rebooking charges by airlines. The regulatory move comes as a leading low cost carrier last week incr...
The new Indian aviation policy, which included the proposed revisions to the 5/20 rule that says an airline needs to fly five years in the domestic market and have a fleet of 20 aircraft before it can...
Private jet operator, Mountain Aviation of Denver Colorado, has received FAA approval as the first FAA certified airline authorized to conduct commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations. T...
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) has announced that the main causes of the fatal crash of Iran-140 airplane near Tehran 18 months ago was due to a defect in electronic control system of the en...
France's BEA air accident agency, which is investigating last year's Germanwings crash and published its final crash report last week, is urging new reporting requirements for doctors treating pilots ...
The Taiwanese Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has disclosed plans to undertake a comprehensive inspection of seven Taiwanese airlines in a bid to help improve aviation safety. Airlines are to b...
Norwegian and Finnair have agreed to join Airlines 4 Europe (A4E) and work hand in hand with its founding members Air France KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group (IAG), Lufthansa Group and Ryana...
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