Luton Airport Runway Meltdown Shows That Airports Are Vulnerable to Climate Change July 22, 2022 By Jamie Freed The temporary disruption at London’s Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to...
Analysis – Aircraft Lessors Lose Hope of Getting Back Russian Planes Worth $10B March 28, 2022 By Jamie Freed As the clock runs down to Monday’s sanctions deadline for Russian airlines to hand back more than 400 leased planes...
EXPLAINER – How Sanctions Against Russia Are Hitting Global Aviation Industry March 8, 2022 By Jamie Freed Russia’s size and close integration into the global aviation industry since the end of the Cold War means sanctions related...
Global Aviation Industry Assesses Growing Risks of Doing Business With Russia February 25, 2022 By Jamie Freed and Allison Lampert The fallout to the global aviation industry from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is spreading beyond the airspace closings over the...
Update: Ukraine Closes Airspace to Civilian Flights as Russian Military Action Begins February 24, 2022 By Jamie Freed and Tim Hepher Ukraine closed its airspace to civilian flights on Thursday after Russia launched a land, sea and air invasion of its...
More Airlines Avoiding Ukraine Airspace Amid Insurance Issues February 14, 2022 By Jamie Freed More airlines are likely to avoid Ukraine’s airspace amid insurance issues and a decision by leading European carriers to stop...
Travelers Weigh Canceling, Delaying Trips as Countries Tighten Rules on Omicron Fears November 29, 2021 By Jamie Freed and Chen Lin SYDNEY/SINGAPORE – Some would-be travelers are considering canceling or delaying trip plans in response to fresh curbs prompted by the...
Global Aviation Safety Campaign Targets ‘Bunch of Garbage’ to Ease Pilot Overload April 29, 2021 By Jamie Freed When it came time to land at San Francisco on July 7, 2017, the pilots of an Air Canada jet...
Airlines Urged to Ground 777 Jets After United Falling Debris Incident February 22, 2021 By Jamie Freed and David Shepardson Boeing Co. urged airlines to suspend the use of 777 jets with the same type of engine that shed debris...
Sriwijaya Air Crash Puts Indonesia’s Poor Air Safety Record Under Fresh Scrutiny January 11, 2021 By Jamie Freed and Stanley Widianto SYDNEY/JAKARTA – Indonesia’s poor air safety record is again in the spotlight after a Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people...