Faced with growing concerns on the back of the MH17 disaster over the danger to commercial flights overflying war zones, ICAO will hold a “high level meeting” on 29 July to discuss the topic. To be he...
US Government Senator Charles Schumer and Representative Steven Israel have asked the Department of Homeland Security, Defense Department, and Federal Aviation Administration to consider technologies ...
The FAA has lifted its restrictions on US airline flights to Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport by cancelling a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) that it had initially renewed earlier today. The statement reads: “Bef...
UK pilots’ union BALPA has criticized national regulators’ airspace policies, saying there must be "a uniform level of safety, not one decided in secret". BALPA has also called for "global leadership"...
The Dutch Safety Board has taken over formal responsibility for the investigation into the MH17 disaster. The Dutch Safety Board stated that it took over the lead for the investigation from Ukraine on...
The International Civil Aviation Organisation is considering whether the agency should expand its role to include issuing safety advisories in the aftermath of the MH17 disaster. The ICAO, composed of...
The European Aviation Safety Agency has published a notice strongly recommending that operators refrain from using Israel’s Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport in the wake of the escalation of c...
The European Union has threatened Russia with renewed, harsher sanctions as a consequence of suspected Russian involvement in the MH17 disaster. For the first time during a meeting in Brussels, EU for...
American Airlines has promoted Don Casey to Senior Vice President – Revenue Management, responsible for all of American’s passenger pricing and yield management activity for the worldwide network. Cas...
US government Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and 11 of his predecessors have signed an open letter to the US Congress calling for larger, longer-term investment beyond the extension of the High...
US government Republican House committee chairman Jeb Hensarling has written a letter criticising Boeing and a large U.S. trade group for lobbying to keep the Export-Import Bank alive, saying that th...
The U.S. Department of State has warned US citizens of the risks of travelling to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza due to ongoing hostilities. The Department of State recommends that U.S. citizens consi...
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