https://worldofaviation.com The world's leading aviation news website Mon, 11 Apr 2022 01:46:00 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-Favicon-150x150.png https://worldofaviation.com 32 32 https://worldofaviation.com/2022/04/faa-issues-largest-ever-unruly-passenger-fines/ https://worldofaviation.com/2022/04/faa-issues-largest-ever-unruly-passenger-fines/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2022 01:46:00 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94303 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has handed out its “largest-ever” fines against two unruly passengers. One fine totalled to US$81,950 and the other was US$77,272, and both are part of US$2 million worth of penalties the agency has issued since January. It comes as the regulator’s Zero Tolerance Policy, which was introduced in January last]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/04/faa-issues-largest-ever-unruly-passenger-fines/feed/ 3 https://worldofaviation.com/2022/02/civil-aircraft-suspended-from-ukraine-airspace/ https://worldofaviation.com/2022/02/civil-aircraft-suspended-from-ukraine-airspace/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2022 05:52:48 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94153 Flights are restricted within cities of Ukraine such as Kyiv, Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa, Simferopol FIR, Kyiv UIR, according to the notice.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/02/civil-aircraft-suspended-from-ukraine-airspace/feed/ 2 https://worldofaviation.com/2022/01/faa-to-release-aircraft-notices-over-5g-concerns/ https://worldofaviation.com/2022/01/faa-to-release-aircraft-notices-over-5g-concerns/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:39:12 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94044 It will publish a Notices to Air Missions at midnight on Thursday disclosing details of aircraft with “untested altimeters” or others that will be unable to “perform low-visibility landings where 5G is deployed,” the FAA said.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/01/faa-to-release-aircraft-notices-over-5g-concerns/feed/ 4 https://worldofaviation.com/2021/10/faa-to-announce-changes-to-safety-oversights-at-hearing/ https://worldofaviation.com/2021/10/faa-to-announce-changes-to-safety-oversights-at-hearing/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:01:05 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=93355 It comes three years after the Lion Air crash on Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft in 2018 which killed 189 passengers, shortly followed by an Ethiopian Airlines crash on the same jet, killing 157 passengers.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/10/faa-to-announce-changes-to-safety-oversights-at-hearing/feed/ 1 https://worldofaviation.com/2021/09/boeings-787-dreamliners-may-remain-undelivered-until-late-october/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:50:00 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=93100 When deliveries were first paused, Boeing expected the defects to only cause a three-week further delay, but now it's feared the uncertain timestamp may increase airline cancellations.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/08/faa-investigating-if-boeing-culture-led-to-employees-concealing-safety-issues/ https://worldofaviation.com/2021/08/faa-investigating-if-boeing-culture-led-to-employees-concealing-safety-issues/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:45:12 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=93042 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether the “culture” within Boeing has led to employees concealing safety problems in fear of repercussions from executives. The letter was sent on the 19 August, under the subject of an assessment results regarding Organization Designation Authorization (ODA), from the FAA’s Ian Wong, who assists Boeing’s safety oversight. The]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/08/faa-investigating-if-boeing-culture-led-to-employees-concealing-safety-issues/feed/ 3 https://worldofaviation.com/2021/08/faa-reaches-us1m-in-unruly-passenger-fines-most-on-low-cost-carriers/ https://worldofaviation.com/2021/08/faa-reaches-us1m-in-unruly-passenger-fines-most-on-low-cost-carriers/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:14:18 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=93024 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has handed out an additional US$531,545 in fines to unruly passengers, predominately to travellers on low-cost carriers. The additional penalties were handed out to 34 airline passengers, bringing the total to over US$1 million in fines for 2021. According to the American regulator, fines have significantly increased due to alcohol]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/08/faa-reaches-us1m-in-unruly-passenger-fines-most-on-low-cost-carriers/feed/ 1 https://worldofaviation.com/2021/08/faa-orders-boeing-pilot-manuals-to-be-modified/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 07:45:40 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=92792 Boeing has been continuously under the watchdog’s sights since the 737 MAX was recertified to fly again last November after the two-year groundings following two crashes.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/07/easa-approves-a220-300-modification-to-fit-more-passengers/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:05:41 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=92724 The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has formally approved a 149-seat Airbus A220-300 variant, with an exit slide modification over the wing. The modification adds capacity for four additional seats to the original A220-300’s capacity of 145 passengers. Air France is expected to be the first airline to introduce the newly-approved A220-300 with larger capacity,]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/07/faa-orders-immediate-action-over-potential-b737-pressure-switch-failures/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:19:18 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=92404 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an “immediate” safety directive for all Boeing 737 jets to be re-inspected over potential cabin altitude pressure switch failures.]]>