US planemaker Boeing has officially thrown its support behind contentious reforms over fuel efficiency standards in new airplanes finalised by the Trump administration in its final days. The standards outlined in the reforms have been largely criticised by a dozen US states as well as the new Biden administration as being too lenient, and largely
A two-seater flying car has been awarded an airworthiness certificate by the FAA for the first time, which could see the product on US roads (and skies) by next year. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a Special Light-Sport Aircraft airworthiness certification to Volvo-owned Terrafugia’s ‘Transition’ vehicle, a hybrid “roadable aircraft” – or,
The US Trade Representative’s office said on Thursday that it had agreed with US industry not to impose additional tariffs on imported EU goods, a first step in efforts to dissolve a 17-year dispute over trans-Atlantic aircraft trade. The European Union acknowledged the decision not to increase current tariffs, and reiterated again for the third
A US House committee on Wednesday officially approved a $42 billion financial assistance package for the transportation sector that will see US airports provided with $8 billion in relief. However, another House committee is still to decide on the fate of US airlines and concessionaires, with a vote to be performed on Thursday over a
The US Trade Representative’s office has said it looks forward to working with its European counterparts to “level the playing field” in the 16-year-long dispute over aircraft subsidies in the near future. A USTR spokesman said that the office will begin working with European allies once President Joe Biden’s nominee for the top role in
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is set to give Boeing’s embattled 737 MAX the official green light to resume operations in Europe as soon as next week. The EASA is among the last of the major regulators to return the jet’s regulatory approval to fly, and comes just one day after its Canadian
