The US Federal Aviation Administration's concerns over the activation of 5G telecommunication networks in the USA are "nothing new", Peter DeFazio, chair of the US House committee on transportation and infrastructure, said during a hearing on 3 February. The FAA and the US Transportation department have expressed concerns that 5G implementation could interfere with radio altimeters on board aircraft. Under pressure from regulators, AT&T and Verizon agreed on 18 January that their twin launch of 5G communications networks on 19 January would temporarily bypass certain US airports amid ongoing safety concerns. AT&T stated at the time that it was "frustrated by the FAA’s inability to do what nearly 40 countries have done, which is to safely deploy 5G technology without disrupting aviation services". DeFazio on 3 February cited as the true culprit a "completely broken" federal interagency process for auctioning off spectrum. “My colleagues and I watched in complete dismay as the deployment of 5G originally proceeded without any of the safety mitigations the FAA, aviation industry and I have long called for,” DeFazio says. “This resulted in a disorienting display of 5G fits and starts over the last several months, inevitably due to the FCC auctioning off 5G spectrum without any concrete plan in place to safely deploy these technologies without interfering with aviation.” He adds that "numerous aviation stakeholders" had expressed their concerns over the 5G rollout to the Federal Communications Commission "prior to and after the FCC voted to open up the C-band for wireless use all the way back in 2018".

A declaration of support for a public-private effort to decarbonise European aviation has been signed by 35 countries and the European Commission. The Toulouse Declaration seeks to reinforce the work of Destination 2050, an aviation industry collective that seeks the funding, political will and infrastructure to achieve net zero within 30 years. Destination 2050 was launched last year by Europe’s five chief aviation associations, representing airlines (A4E and the ERA), airports (ACI), aerospace manufacturers (the ASD) and air navigation service providers (CANSO). Key to the Toulouse Declaration is a desire to establish a European strategy for the production of sustainable aviation fuel and synthetic fuel, plus research on low-carbon aviation technologies, as well as regulatory systems to minimise fuel consumption. The agreement also seeks to build momentum for a global regulatory push on aviation emissions at the 41st ICAO Assembly taking place later this year.

AirAsia Indonesia has disclosed that its flight operations are proceeding normally and dismissed media reports of potential redundancies. “We would like to convey to all passengers that AirAsia’s flight operations Indonesia proceeds normally while ensuring safety flights in accordance with applicable health protocols,” the low-cost carrier’s president director Veranita Josephine states in response to queries from the Indonesia stock exchange. In the statement, Josephine says the carrier has raised flight frequencies starting from February “to meet increasing demand”. “At AirAsia, we always put our employees first, and continue to strive to expand job opportunities for employees in line with our grand plan for strong growth going forward,” she adds. The query relates to a 1 February report by Sindonews, which suggested the airline could make potential layoffs due to financial difficulties.