FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Russian authorities are proposing stricter criteria for approving international services, including closer scrutiny of carriers’ compliance with mandatory requirements and financial condition. Airlines with unresolved regulatory violations or financial weaknesses could be blocked from opening new international routes under the proposed rules.
Aviation Safety & Regulation
Latest source-backed stories
Russian authorities are proposing stricter criteria for approving international services, including closer scrutiny of carriers’ compliance with mandatory requirements and financial condition. Airlines with unresolved regulatory violations or financial weaknesses could be blocked from opening new international routes under the proposed rules.
Evgeny Korolev is leaving his position as chief of Russian leisure carrier Azur Air after almost five years, with the airline’s former deputy chief taking over leadership. The change comes weeks after regulators acted over operational problems, placing management continuity and compliance under scrutiny.
High activity
Malaysia Airlines tested all active pilots after a pilot was arrested in Indonesia in connection with 70,000 ecstasy pills, reporting negative results by Aug. 15 and extending screening to 2,840 cabin crew. Air India temporarily de-rostered two pilots after preliminary positive results linked to its Phuket–Delhi investigation.
High activity
Vietnam’s civil aviation authority confirmed that a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 struck its tail and generated low-tire-pressure warnings shortly after departing Munich on Aug. 15. The aircraft’s late rotation and runway-end excursion damaged the airplane and airport infrastructure; no injuries were reported.
The FAA is investigating how two American Airlines 737-800s operated near Phoenix under the same callsign after a delayed inbound aircraft met its replacement outbound flight. The event raises operational and air-traffic-control questions around flight identification when aircraft and schedules change unexpectedly.
Skyband Systems, a Kirkland, Washington-based startup founded by former Starlink Aviation engineers and executives, is developing an aviation-grade positioning, navigation and timing unit that uses low Earth orbit signals to help aircraft detect and mitigate GNSS jamming and spoofing, an increasingly significant operational threat.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has installed a Surface Movement Radar Model 4, upgrading surveillance of aircraft and vehicles on the airport surface. The modernization is intended to improve situational awareness and safety for ground movements at one of the Washington region’s major airports.
High activity
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 operating from Munich to Hanoi appears to have rotated late and suffered a tailstrike before overrunning the runway during departure. The aircraft returned to Munich, making the event a significant operational and safety incident requiring investigation.
Create a free account to see more recent Aviation Safety & Regulation stories and keep bookmarks in one place.
