Air Transport

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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FAA Hits Controller Hiring Mark for 2024

Agency hired 1,811 controllers and plans to spool up to 2,000 in fiscal year 2025

ATC

September 24, 2024

New House Safety Caucus Props Up Part 380 Security Bill

Bill would bring Part 380 operations in line with Part 121 security requirements

Regulations and Government

September 18, 2024

U.S. DOT Orders FAA Cybersecurity Audit

Order comes after 2021 recategorization of systems

Security

September 18, 2024

Boeing Pays Embraer $150M To Settle Buyout Dispute

Settlement payment confirmed in Securities and Exchange Commission filing

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

September 17, 2024

Videos

Introducing the Bose ProFlight Aviation Headset

Introducing the Bose ProFlight Aviation Headset

August 1, 2018

How Boeing Envisions the Future of Transportation

How Boeing Envisions the Future of Transportation

ATC

July 26, 2018

Airbus Debuts A220, Rebranding the Bombardier CSeries Airliner

Airbus Debuts A220, Rebranding the Bombardier CSeries Airliner

Aircraft

July 23, 2018

Airbus A220 Flies at Farnborough Airshow

Airbus A220 Flies at Farnborough Airshow

Aircraft

July 18, 2018

More Articles

Hermeus To Build Hypersonic Testing Facility in Florida

Hypersonic developer is investing $135 million in the Jacksonville test site

Aircraft

September 13, 2024

Electronic Travel Authorization Now Required for UK

New requirements go into effect on April 2, 2025

Regulations and Government

September 13, 2024

AOPA Asks FAA to Block ADS-B Tracking for Fees

AOPA supports third-party use of ADS-B data only for optimizing ATC safety and efficiency

Security

September 13, 2024

GE Aerospace Joins AI Safety Consortium

GE has doubled its investment in AI and uses it in a range of applications

Engines

September 12, 2024

OpsGroup Releases GPS Spoofing Workgroup Report

A team of more than 950 people spent six weeks developing the report

Avionics

September 9, 2024

New Ontic Investors Added, CVC Renews Investment

Plans call for continued growth to support OEMs' non-core aircraft

Maintenance and Modifications

September 6, 2024

FAA Updates Cert Requirements for Safety Systems

New amendments to Part 25 standardize requirements that previously had been imposed through exemptions

Regulations and Government

August 29, 2024

FAA Proposes Cybersecurity Protections for Certification

Proposal codifies requirements the FAA has been issuing through special conditions

Regulations and Government

August 22, 2024

London City Airport Cleared To Add More Pax Capacity

UK government decision is unlikely to benefit business aviation

Airports

August 20, 2024

As Boom Supersonic Works on Its Own Engine, It Shows the Overture Airliner’s Flight Deck

2030 is the target for entry into commercial service.

Aircraft

August 12, 2024

Airbus Completes 500th U.S.-built Airliner in Alabama

A321neo narrowbody aircraft will be delivered to Delta Air Lines

Aircraft

August 9, 2024

Air India’s New Airbus A350: A First Look at Business and First Class Offerings

An Indian design flair helps make this business class product unique.

Aircraft

August 6, 2024

Stepping Up Safety with Competency-based Training

While taking root with airlines, competency-based training is relatively novel in the business aviation sector

Training and Workforce

August 1, 2024

Spate of Runway Safety Incidents Sparks Avionics Innovation

Surf-A warns of runway incursions by aircraft, as well as excursions, and wrong-surface events

Safety

July 26, 2024

Study Says Farnborough Airport Is an Economic Plus

The airport generates nearly £2 billion to the UK economy each year

Airports

July 25, 2024

Hexagon launches new automated quality inspection system

The goal is to ramp up production and bring down costs

Training and Workforce

July 25, 2024