Lufthansa Group signs EASA Aviation Industry Charter for COVID-19
The Lufthansa Group airlines signed the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Charter for COVID-19, committing to implement…
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EASA certifies first fully electric plane in breakthrough move
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency announced it was the first regulator in the world to certify a…
EASA extends Airbus A330-800 diversion time past 180 mins
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the A330-800 for Extended-range Twin-engine Operations (ETOPS) “beyond 180…
Turning Airbus A320 passenger plane to cargo
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and subsequent crisis have accelerated passenger aircraft groundings at an unprecedented pace. However, some…
UK’s regulator CAA to leave EASA after Brexit period
At the end of the post-Brexit transition period, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) intends to withdraw from the…
EASA addresses A350 in-flight shutdowns due to “liquid spillage”
The European Union Safety Agency (EASA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive (EAD) 2020-0020-E after two events of Airbus…
Blacklisted by EU: 115 airlines banned, Armenia under scrutiny
The European Union updated its list of airlines banned or restricted in its airspace on December 9, 2019.…
Turkmenistan Airlines return to Europe after safety suspension
Turkmenistan Airlines was authorized to resume operations within the European Union after a suspension of ten months by…
EASA approves A319neo with PW1100G engines; what about demand?
The smallest available Airbus A320neo family jet, the A319neo, has been approved by the European Union Aviation Safety…
FAA takes full control of new 737 MAX airworthiness certificates
In efforts to boost its authority and confidence of global regulators and the wider public, the U.S. Federal…
Irkut MC-21 achieves third round of EASA certification flights
Test pilots from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) completed the third flight session of the MC-21-300 certification…
Aviation authorities critical of FAA Boeing 737 MAX certification
In the coming weeks, several world aviation authorities should submit a report on the certification of the Boeing…
EASA to flight test 737 MAX individually; strips FAA delegation
While Boeing prepares for the un-grounding of the MAX, the aviation agencies are also doing their homework ahead…
Airbus clarifies A320neo, A321neo issues flagged by EASA
Within less than a month, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued two airworthiness directives addressing…
EASA finds excessive pitch issue in second Airbus A320 family jet
The Airbus A320neo has been found to be potentially subject to an angle-of-attack protection weakness, which, under certain…
EASA pinpoints new Boeing 737 MAX problem
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency sent a list of five changes to be made for the Boeing…
Boeing 737 MAX could stay grounded till the end of 2019
Crushing the hopes of some carriers that expected the aircraft to operate again around the end of the…
No Boeing 737 MAX for the summer
The main civil aviation regulators have met on May 23, 2019, to discuss the future of the Boeing…