Air France is bracing for a third day of industrial action among its cabin crew on July 29, although it is expecting to maintain more than 80% of flights.

The European Union (EU) has given formal notice to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that it will begin arbitration over the question of Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) access to the US market.

Air France expects to maintain close to 80% of flights on July 28, the second day of a cabin crew strike.

The solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) has completed the first-ever around-the-world solar flight without a drop of fuel.

Air France is hoping to maintain more than 87% of flights on July 27, when its cabin crew is set to begin a walkout that is expected to last until Aug. 2.

Boeing projected the need for 2.11 million new commercial airline pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crew to operate the world’s commercial airline fleet by 2035.

Germany-based Lufthansa Technik (LHT) plans to cut 700 of 2,000 jobs at its engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit as new engine types become more efficient.

In 2007, a divided US Supreme Court ruled that the 1970 Clean Air Act granted the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to regulate automobile CO2 emissions.