05

May

EU regulator says risk of civil planes being accidentally targeted in Ukraine war

BRUSSELS, May 5 (Reuters) - The European Union's Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulator warned on Thursday of increased risks to airlines due to the war in Ukraine, such as civil…

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26

May

UPDATED: Europe regulator urges airlines to avoid Belarus over safety

Europe's aviation regulator on Wednesday urged all airlines to avoid Belarus airspace for safety reasons, saying the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight had put in question the country's ability…

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22

Feb

Europe’s aviation regulator requesting information on Pratt & Whitney jet incidents

Europe's EASA aviation regulator said on Monday that it was aware of the Pratt & Whitney jet engine incidents, and was requesting information on the cause to determine what action…

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16

Oct

Boeing Max Declared Safe to Fly by Europe’s Aviation Regulator

Bloomberg News reports that Europe’s top aviation regulator said he’s satisfied that changes to Boeing Co.’s 737 Max have made the plane safe enough to return to the region’s skies…

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25

Sep

EU air safety head says in-flight COVID infection risks marginal

The risks of air travellers catching COVID-19 on a passenger aircraft are "very marginal" provided health measures are applied, Europe's top aviation safety regulator said on Friday. Only seven out…

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06

Apr

EASA publishes first rules for safe drone operations in Europe’s cities

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first view worldwide on the use and control of drones in an urban environment, balancing the desire to maximise the…

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12

Jun

EU wide rules on drones published

On 11 June 2019 common European rules on drones, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 & Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, have been published to ensure drone operations across Europe are…

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03

Apr

“Not On My Flight”… EASA campaign draws attention to safety impact of unruly behaviour on flights

Every 3 hours the safety of a flight within the EU is threatened by passengers demonstrating unruly or disruptive behaviour. At least 70% of these incidents involve some form of…

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13

Mar

Norwegian Air Shuttle demands compensation from Boeing for grounded 737 MAX planes

  Low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle, will be demand financial compensation from Boeing for the grounding of its 18 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft pending an investigation into the cause…

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13

Mar

EASA suspends all flights of Boeing 737 MAX in Europe

  As a rapidly growing number of countries are grounding the new Boeing plane involved in the Ethiopian Airlines disaster or turning it back from their airspace, use of the…

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12

Mar

Boeing 737 MAX won’t be allowed to fly in Malta’s airspace as of tonight following EASA recommendation to EU member states

The aviation regulator said the airspace would be closed for Boeing 737 MAX as of 8pm tonight following a recommendation by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, MaltaToday reports. A…

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