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- U.S. Bars Airline Flights to all Cuban Airports Except Havana from December 10[Oct. 26, 2019]
The U.S. government said on Friday it would bar U.S. airlines from flying to all destinations in Cuba besides Havana starting on Dec. 10 as the Trump administration boosts pressure on the Cuban government.
- Brazil Working to Bring Boeing 737 MAX Plane Back into Service This Year[Oct. 27, 2019]
Brazil is working to bring the Boeing 737 MAX airplane back to service "by the end of the year," Civil Aviation Secretary Ronei Glanzmann said on Sunday.
- Brazil to Lure Airlines to Fly Domestic, Taking Meetings with Three Carriers[Oct. 28, 2019]
Brazil is determined to lure airlines to operate domestic flights in Latin America's largest aviation market, and is taking meetings with at least three carriers, a senior government official told Reuters.
- U.S. Lawmakers Will Press Boeing CEO for Answers on 737 MAX Crashes[Oct. 28, 2019]
The head of a U.S. Senate panel reviewing two catastrophic Boeing 737 MAX crashes told Reuters ahead of hearings this week that the plane would not return to U.S. skies until "99.9% of the American public" and policymakers are convinced it is safe.
- Further MAX Delay Likely As EU Agency Plans Tests of Jet[Oct. 24, 2019]
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) decision to do its own testing on the Boeing 737 MAX rather than follow the US Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) lead almost certainly means further delay in recertifying the plane's worldwide return to service.
- Malaysia Shortlists 4 Potential Strategic Partners for Flag Carrier[Oct. 22, 2019]
Malaysia has shortlisted four potential investors for strategic partnership with its national carrier Malaysia Airlines, Economic Affairs minister Azmin Ali said on Tuesday.
- Australia Panel Backs Tougher Oversight of Airport Costs, Won't Control Pricing[Oct. 22, 2019]
Australia's Productivity Commission on Tuesday said airport operators should be required to provide more information to the competition regulator on their service costs but stopped short of recommending pricing controls or intervening in disputes.
- U.K. Plans Law to Allow Failed Airlines to Fly Passengers Home[Oct. 12, 2019]
Following the collapse of travel company Thomas Cook Group Plc, the U.K. government plans to change the law to allow failed airlines to keep flying in order to rescue stranded passengers.
- Intl Panel Criticizes FAA's Review of Max as CEO Loses Chairman Role[Oct. 14, 2019]
Dennis Muilenburg remained as CEO but lost his second title as Boeing chairman on the same day that an international panel of regulators criticized the US Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, for its review of the Boeing 737 Max's anti-stall system. That system has been implicated in two crashes that killed a total of 346 passengers and crew in 2018 and 2019.
- FAA Failed to Properly Review 737 MAX Jet's Anti-Stall System: JATR Findings[Oct. 11, 2019]
A panel of international air safety regulators on Friday harshly criticized the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) review of a safety system on Boeing's 737 MAX airliner later tied to two crashes that killed all 346 people aboard.