Civil Aviation

Oct. 20 is International Day of the Air Traffic Controller. You don't need to know who the host Michelle Khare is, you can just follow her experience trying ATCing as an ab initio. I was more interested in the behind-the-scenes (BTS) of FAA's training academy in Oklahoma City.

Pilots are practicing picketing.

Maintenance teams failed to properly secure a borescope plug in the days leading up to the incident.

The review will look over Boeing’s safety processes and gather information to inform future policies.

A private aircraft made an unexpected turn, putting it on a course to collide with the inbound American Airlines aircraft.

Emirates is reportedly expanding its 777F freighter orders. But the airline’s president is scathing about Boeing’s handling of its crisis.

It appears that the jetstream of a departing Airbus A350 blew the loose cargo container into the Dreamliner engine.

Environmental organisations, led by Stay Grounded, are proposing a progressive European tax on frequent air travellers to reduce aviation emissions and generate funds for climate transition. The tax would start from the third flight in a year (second round trip), aiming to target wealthier frequent flyers while sparing occasional travellers.

700 staff are expected to be furloughed for up to 21 days.

Norwegian flight D8 4903 from London Gatwick to Gothenburg was forced to make an emergency landing at Stansted Airport on Friday afternoon due to a technical issue with one of its engines.

In total, two separate announcements indicated that Boeing could add up to $35 billion of additional liquidity.

Almost all major Indian Carriers faced bomb threats in one day.

On October 15, United Airlines announced a $1.5 billion share repurchase program, which included share repurchases of up to $500 million in 2024.

Airbus UpNext and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions have announced a collaboration to advance superconducting technologies for hydrogen-powered aircraft. This partnership will explore the development of a two-megawatt superconducting motor, leveraging liquid hydrogen to enhance electric propulsion systems by improving energy efficiency and performance.

Two people lost their lives when a T-6 Texan sports plane crashed and caught fire shortly after takeoff at Räyskälä airport (EFRY) in Loppi, Southwest Tavastland, Finland, on Wednesday.

Fears of a broader conflict between Israel and its Middle East neighbors like Iran and Lebanon are complicating flights in one of the most densely traversed regions of the world. Some airlines deem Taliban-controlled Afghanistan a safer route than Iran or Israel now.

WSJ explains how commercial airlines adjust to the volatile situation in the Middle East.

So much jamming is taking place in northeastern Norway, regulators no longer want to know.

The FAA's safety alert came as the holiday season was just around the corner.

Just four airlines control 80% of the airline industry — the most concentrated it’s ever been. And they’re using their power over consumers, and airports, to jack up prices. But this small airport in Missoula, Montana, is showing how to break the major carriers’ stranglehold.

The incident took place on an Airbus A330 traveling from Sydney to Colombo.

Hours after new EU sanctions were announced, Iran Air sent SMS cancellations to all Europe-bound flights. Passengers were informed that the cancellations were linked to the decision in Brussels.

Iran has banned passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, after near-simultaneous attacks last month in which the communication devices exploded across Lebanon and Syria.

The flight made an unexpected landing in Montana.

A fake aviation company owned by the executive was set up in Georgia to help launder cash into the US.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the two incidents.