Lufthansa will introduce “SmartDepart” gates to expedite passengers flying from Munich to Düsseldorf, Berlin/Tegel, Frankfurt and Hamburg airports, from Oct. 31.

ICAO secretary general Fang Liu has told the United Nations (UN) counter-terrorism committee that threat and risk information must be shared to overcome “significant concern” of terrorism against aviation.

Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways are the latest two Middle East airlines to allow passengers to bring personal electronic devices (PEDs) larger than mobile phones into the cabin on US-bound flights.

The foundation is in place for the new standards to be problematic for airlines down the road.

The European Court of Justice (EJC) has ruled that airlines cannot levy additional charges if a consumer cancels a flight.

Gradually, business returns closer to normal for those airlines and airports that were affected by the US government’s poorly conceived laptop ban in the cabins of in-bound flights from 10 airports, most of them in the Middle East.

FedEx Express will provide a Boeing 777 freighter as the next test platform for Boeing’s ongoing ecoDemonstrator program, set for 2018.

The long-running dispute between British Airways (BA) and the airline’s London Heathrow-based “mixed fleet” cabin crew shows no sign of being resolved, with the July 6 announcement of a further two weeks of strike action.