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News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Aviation Groups Call on Congress To Avert Govt. Shutdown

Groups sent letter warning of the damage to aviation a shutdown would bring

Regulations and Government

September 30, 2025

Beta Set for IPO with Plans for More Electric Aircraft

U.S. start-up shares plans to expand its portfolio

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

September 30, 2025

Airlines and Safran Back New SAF Production Process

A Series B funding round raised $28 million for the Oxford University start-up

Fuel

September 30, 2025

NATCA Urges Congress To Avoid Government Shutdown

Controller hiring would halt

Regulations and Government

September 29, 2025

Videos

U.S. Aviation Companies Can Get Help To Survive the Covid Pandemic

U.S. Aviation Companies Can Get Help To Survive the Covid Pandemic

Airlines

March 18, 2021

How New Covid Travel Passes Make Trips Easier For Airline Passengers

How New Covid Travel Passes Make Trips Easier For Airline Passengers

Airlines

March 16, 2021

Despite Covid, Air Transport Can’t Dodge Pressure to Reduce Its Environmental Impact

Despite Covid, Air Transport Can’t Dodge Pressure to Reduce Its Environmental Impact

Aircraft

March 2, 2021

Lessons to Be Learned From Engine Failure On a United Airlines Boeing 777 Flight

Lessons to Be Learned From Engine Failure On a United Airlines Boeing 777 Flight

Aircraft

February 24, 2021

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Gen Z, Millennials Join Forces To Decarbonize Aviation

The Emerging Leaders in Sustainable Aviation was launched at the ICAO General Assembly

Sustainability and Environment

September 28, 2025

FAA Challenge Seeks ATC Flow Control Program Development

FAA is streamlining procedures for rapid program development

ATC

September 26, 2025

Alaskan Cargo Carrier Orders Beta's CX300 Electric Aircraft

The operator serves 73 remote communities across Alaska, including native tribes

Airlines

September 26, 2025

Scotland Considers Electric Seagliders to Replace Aging Ferries

The 12-passenger Viceroy could connect island and highland communities

Airlines

September 26, 2025

GE Teams With Merlin to Combine Autonomous Autopilot with FMS

Partnership is focused on achieving single-pilot operations for legacy aircraft

Avionics

September 24, 2025

Deutsche Aircraft Backs Vaeridion's Electric Regional Airliner Work

Bavarian companies agree to collaborate with research and technology projects

Aircraft

September 24, 2025

FAA Tops 2,000 Controller Hires in FY2025

Agency on pace for 8,900 hires through 2028

ATC

September 23, 2025

Drone Incursions Disrupt Flights in Copenhagen and Oslo

More than 30 flights into Denmark’s main airport had to be diverted

Security

September 23, 2025

Associations Ask DOD, DOT for GPS Jamming/Spoofing Fix

Many industries rely heavily on vulnerable Global Positioning System navigation signals

Safety

September 22, 2025

Oman Will Assess Use Cases For Odys' Laila Hybrid-Electric VTOL

Full-scale, pre-production aircraft is set to start test flights

Aircraft

September 18, 2025

FAA Adds Embry-Riddle to Controller Training Program

ERAU's Prescott campus joins Daytona Beach in the Enhanced AT-CTI program

Training and Workforce

September 17, 2025

DOT To Add Fentanyl to Mandatory Drug Test List

Fentanyl use on the rise

Regulations and Government

September 16, 2025

Conscious Seeks Funding for Hydrogen-electric Dash 8 Conversion

Dutch start-up is launching a $20 million Series A funding round

Engines

September 15, 2025

EU Awards €945 Million to 12 ‘Clean Aviation’ Projects

Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking funds further R&D for decarbonization efforts

Sustainability and Environment

September 12, 2025

How Will the Next Generation Airliner be Produced?

It's all about production efficiency.

Aircraft

September 11, 2025

We Fly on Honeywell’s Boeing 757 and Experience Its New Runway Safety Alert Technology

These demonstrations are based on real-life incidents where this technology could have given pilots more time to react.

Avionics

September 11, 2025