Global air cargo volumes improved 2.7% year-over-year (YOY) in January, according to IATA’s latest Air Freight Market Analysis.

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the Association of European Airlines (AEA) have urged national governments and the European Union (EU) to improve the continent’s aviation sector.

A new agreement between Morocco and Eurocontrol came into force yesterday, following the signing of a comprehensive agreement at the Marrakech Airshow last week.

FAA will report to US Congress this year on technologies that could spot and identify drones near airports.

The trade body representing European regional carriers has appealed to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to take a stance on legal verdicts it says could pit commercial interests against safety considerations.

Unions representing pilots from American Airlines and Southwest Airlines have added their support to the proposal by Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) to separate US air traffic control (ATC) from FAA.

IATA has proposed a series of measures to the Russian government to strengthen the nation’s aviation sector.

French air accident investigation agency BEA has reported what it describes as a serious near-miss incident involving an unmanned aerial vehicle and Air France Airbus A320 during its approach to Paris Charles de Gaulle.