Year-over-year changes at US airlines with over 1000 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees, ranked by increase/decrease in employees. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the launch of AVIC Cargo Airlines, paving the way for the Chinese manufacturer’s sale of its MA600 freighter.

Final preparations are underway to create a new European airline association, called Airlines for Europe (A4E), which is expected to launch around the third week of January 2016.

Boeing has agreed to pay the US government $12 million as part of a safety compliance settlement with FAA that also includes a pledge by the manufacturer to improve its certification processes.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has taken the next step in developing a regulatory framework for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with the publication of its “technical opinion” on the safe use of unmanned aircraft in Europe’s airspace.

An Air France Boeing 777 enroute from Mauritius to Paris Dec.20 diverted to Kenya after a fake bomb was discovered in one of the lavatories.

In a test of remote-controlled camera drone technology, LAS, Fraport and DFS gathered operational experience for potential use of drones at Frankfurt Airport.

Indonesia’s airline association, the Indonesia National Air Carrier Association (INACA), is looking to a slowdown in air travel numbers in 2016.