It has become a ritual: Every few years, usually when global distribution system (GDS) contracts are up for renegotiation, the airlines challenge the distribution status quo and try to loosen the hold that GDS companies have had on airline distribution. The animosity is rooted in the days when GDS companies routinely hiked segment fees by 9% or 10% every year, offering nothing new in exchange.

London Heathrow Airport’s noise footprint is smaller now than it has been at any time since the 1970s, according to analysis by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Justice has ruled that technical problems cannot be defined as “extraordinary circumstances” when it comes to air passenger rights.

FAA will provide $11 million in grant funding for eight US airports as part of its Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) program.

Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon sees his organization as a company that happens to operate aircraft. While he’s clearly passionate about his job and the airline, what gets him talking most excitedly is the people who work there and the people they serve.

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has warned against social dumping in European Union (EU) civil aviation.

North of the 49th Parallel, they’ve figured out how to manage an air traffic control system safely and efficiently. South of the border, the US can still pride itself on the safety of its airspace management system, but few would now call it efficient.

Russia’s federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, suspended the air operator’s certificate (AOC) for Center-South Airlines, effective Oct. 1, due to multiple violations.