The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has secured approval for its 2016 budget, although its future is still to be decided following several high-profile member airline exits.

The pilots of FedEx Express, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), approved a new contract with FedEx Corp. management that goes into effect in November and will extend to 2021.

Lufthansa’s flight attendant union, UFO, has announced the latest round of talks between the airline and cabin crew workers has failed, and further strike actions could be possible.

The Latvian government has deferred its decision on the privatization of up to 49% of airBaltic until Nov. 3.

IATA is making “strong progress” toward implementing the New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative that is developing a set of common standards for presenting and distributing airline tickets and products, with the first set of NDC messages approved.

The global airline industry is on a path toward financial sustainability, but will need to become more efficient and use new processes if it is to cope with the forecast doubling of passengers carried annually in 20 years, the head of IATA warned Tuesday.

Atlasjet Ukraine and UTair Ukraine airlines have asked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, for permission to launch services between Russia and Ukraine in IATA winter season 2015/2016.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) group is consolidating its network among its subsidiaries, with long-haul low-cost offshoot Scoot adding one of its Boeing 787s to an existing Tigerair schedule to Guangzhou, China.