Airberlin has appointed Oliver Lackmann as managing director of Austrian subsidiary FlyNiki, effective April 15.

Air traffic controllers in Greece will strike Thursday, April 7, for 24 hours, bringing delays and flight cancellations, as part of a nationwide government worker strike against pension cuts.

Saudia Private Aviation (SPA) has brought in aviation safety, quality and risk management specialist, Wyvern, to help it in its bid to achieve the highest standard of safety and quality possible.

In the aftermath of the March 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, ICAO adopted a proposal for airlines to adhere to a standard of reporting aircraft position at least once every 15 minutes when in oceanic or remote airspace with a target of November 2016 for full implementation

Air France-KLM Group chairman and CEO Alexandre de Juniac is set to replace the retiring Tony Tyler as IATA’s DG and CEO after a unanimous recommendation by the IATA board of governors.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has reached seven tentative agreements with United Airlines for its 30,000 workers.

Air Canada will participate in Canada’s Biojet Supply Chain Initiative (CBSCI), a three-year collaborative project with 14 stakeholder organizations to introduce 400,000 liters (105,669 gallons) of sustainable aviation biofuel into a shared fuel system at a yet-to-be determined Canadian airport.

An Indonesian Batik Air Boeing 737-800 on takeoff run at Jakarta’s Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport collided with an empty TransNusa Air Services ATR 42-600 on April 3, causing severe damage and fires on both aircraft.