The International Air Transport Association has come forward to scrap the night flight ban at Brussels Zaventem Airport. IATA claims that the move is premature and would breach the international obligations under the ‘balanced approach’ to noise, which determines that airport curfews should be considered a last resort. Rafael Schvartzman, regional vice…
If you are planning a Europe trip this summer, brace yourself as multiple airline and airport unions across Europe have planned a series of strikes to protest against unfair wages, leaves and overall working conditions. As per the data from Cirium, the number of cancelled flights within Europe rose 37%…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has started an investigation after receiving reports of significant quantities of water-contaminated fuel within an aircraft. The authority will investigate Nigeria’s airports and fuel suppliers to identify the root cause of the issue. NCAA has also alerted airlines operating flights to and from Nigeria…
Federal Aviation Administration has issued ground stops at both airports in Chicago as severe storm circulations in the vicinity of the airports makes news. Several flights have been delayed or canceled in the city, and passengers have also been forced to take shelter in the terminal buildings. Services at Chicago O’Hare and…
The global air cargo demand fell 5.2% compared to May 2022 according to the data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The complete air cargo report for May 2023 reflects a weak cargo condition. The cargo capacity as measured by available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTKs), rose 14.5% compared to…
The flights in Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, and Atlanta are severely affected due to thunderstorm and bad weather forcing the airports in the region to halt most of the incoming flights. Besides the issues with communication systems in the Washington DC have forced additional flights to be grounded. The…
Sydney Airport is on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) radar to implement reforms on the slot allocation system. As pet the latest report by the ACCC, the current system is not working well and it gives incumbent airlines an unfair advantage. The regulator found that the allocation policies…
Marking a major milestone, the commercial aerospace business of ST Engineering received the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its cabin lavatory solution. The cabin lavatory solution named ACCESS is currently designed for installation on the Airbus A320 family. ACCESS is the world’s…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued its latest airworthiness directive, which aims to prevent the potential loss of the Boeing 777’s horizontal stabilizer and will require airline operators to conduct checks of all their 777s for potential cracking. The directive will come into effect on June 30 and apply to all variants of…
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan recently granting night landing capability for Gwadar International Airport. The Gwadar Airport is Pakistan’s largest airport due to open in September 2023. The CAA issued a memo to all airlines and aviation companies for arrival and departure during night hours. Although nighttime operations…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified 12 US airports that may be at risk from runway incursions. FAA plans to invest $100 million in airports like Miami, San Diego and San Jose to reconfigure taxiways that may cause confusion, install airfield lighting or construct new taxiways to provide more…
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s approval for building a new, consolidated passenger terminal capable of handling 21 million passengers per annum. The new, consolidated terminal to have 62 gates, an increase of 17 gates. The airport currently has two terminals and is planning to…
