Reading Time: < 1 minute On April 21, Poland’s Warsaw Chopin Airport was temporarily closed after a bomb threat to an Emirates flight from Dubai. Emirates EK177 was flying to Warsaw Chopin Airport when it received a message from air traffic control about “hazardous materials” onboard. Further in the conversation with the controller, the pilot was informed it was a […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Two prominent flight control experts and whistleblowers — one ex- Boeing, one ex- FAA — have submitted a proposal to the U.S. Senate committee overseeing aviation to upgrade Boeing’s 737 MAX cockpit to current design standards. According to Seattle Times, the crew alerting system is outdated, has published a detailed report about it. Boeing may […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Japan plans to ease COVID 19-related border restrictions and lift its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries, such as the United States, Britain, France, etc. On Wednesday, the foreign ministry said that foreigners from the 106 countries would not be denied to enter Japan from Friday. However, foreigners with tourist purposes were still […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute EUROCONTROL predicts air traffic will reach 84% to 96% of 2019 levels in 2022, translating into 9.2 million flights. “Aviation has continued to recover well over the last few weeks, and there has been a steady climb from 68% in January rising to 79% by the start of April compared to 2019 levels, even factoring […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK is canceling all COVID-19 international travel restrictions for all passengers from 04:00 local time on Friday, March 18. UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said, “I said we wouldn’t keep travel measures in place for any longer than necessary, which we’re delivering on today, providing more welcome news and greater freedom for travelers ahead […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK has made it a criminal offense for Russian aircraft to enter British airspace as part of further sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced via Twitter on Tuesday. The tweet goes with an image of a Department for Transport (DfT) document signed by Shapps, which detailed the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Aeroflot will cancel international flights from March 8 with one exception for Belarus. All airlines in the Aeroflot group, including Rossiya and Aurora, will be affected. The airline’s flights have also been removed from Sabre, a global distribution system monitoring ticket purchases and other transactions. An Aeroflot statement on the “temporary suspension of all international […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing announced on Thursday that it will be donating $2 million to support humanitarian response efforts in Ukraine.  “The conflict unfolding in Ukraine is leading to a significant humanitarian emergency, and Boeing will take action to support the Ukrainian people,” said Dave Calhoun, Boeing president and CEO. “Our thoughts are with all those who have […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute On Monday, the number of flights through Kazakhstan’s airspace tripled to more than 450. It is due to European bans on flights by Russian airlines. The company said it was prepared for an increased workload and would service all flights. The closure of EU airspace to Russian airliners and the prospect of Russia shutting out […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ukrainian airspace was restricted for civilian flights as Russia started attacking Ukraine early in the morning on Thursday. Airlines including Qatar Airways, Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines and others have canceled Kyiv flights scheduled for Thursday. The flights were restricted “due to potential hazard for civil aviation,” said the notice posted on a Federal Aviation Administration […]