Oman Air has announced its baggage offer introduced for the holy month of Ramadan will now be on-going.

The five main UAE and Bahraini airlines are halting flights to Doha as a diplomatic row escalates between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain and Yemen and states threaten to close their airspace to Qatar airlines.

The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has placed four employees on leave and made policy changes, including placing restrictions on security officers boarding aircraft, in the aftermath of the United Airlines passenger bumping incident at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

UK-based training providers Link UK, CTC Aviation and Aerosim Technologies, which are ultimately owned by US firm L3 Technologies, are to consolidate under a new brand, L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS).

IATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac warned against “more heavy-handed government oversight” in the aftermath of the United Airlines bumping incident.

Air France has shared draft terms for its new Boost long-haul operation with pilot unions and set a May 31 deadline for their response.

Today’s congressional hearing on US airline customer service was certainly a venting exercise for lawmakers. The question is, will this new wave of airline bashing stop at angry words or be followed by regulation?

Angry lawmakers vented their frustration at US airline executives during a congressional hearing on airline customer service Tuesday, threatening to legislate if airlines don’t step up their game.