Europe's safety regulator has revoked a directive that aimed to tighten time limits for inspecting Airbus A321 converted freighters for potential fatigue cracks in the center wing-box area. The directive, issued on 12 September, had been a response to stress and load calculations performed by con...

Temporary use of passenger planes to transport freight or ‘preighting’ has come to an end across Europe, suggesting the beginning of the recovery of the aviation industry. A temporary exemption allowing preighting was introduced during the pandemic as passenger flows dried up, and governments di...