JetBlue Airways has said it would stop selling tickets through more than 10 online travel agencies as it looks to trim costs and roll out a new distribution strategy.

Airline industry lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E) has welcomed a provisional agreement to continue to limit the scope of the European Union’s Emissions Trading (ETS) scheme to flights within the 28-nation bloc.

European air transport regulator EASA and its US counterpart the FAA have updated their aviation safety agreement, paving the way for simpler certifications.

Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air has applied for a UK air operator’s certificate (AOC) to preserve its traffic rights as the UK prepares to leave the European Union (EU) (Brexit).

Training-Oct. 19, 2017

ASL Airlines Ireland’s director of corporate affairs, Andrew Kelly, has been named president of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA), the organization announced at its AGM in Athens Oct. 19.

Russia spent RUB341.5 million ($5.9 million) on subsidies for the Kaliningrad subsidy program, which ran from May 15-Oct. 15, down 5.2% year-over-year, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.

China’s HNA Group plans to invest CNY50 billion ($7.6 billion) on a new digital tourism platform, HiApp, which is scheduled to be operational by the end of the year, as the company aims to achieve its digital transformation strategy.