The Boeing 737-300—on wet lease from Brussels Airlines—was damaged by “loose tarmac slabs on the runway” at Bipemba Airport on Aug. 19, Korongo Airlines said.

"From a Qantas perspective, we won't be investing any more funds in this airline," Joyce said.

Etihad Airways is offering pilots seconded from its partner airlines the opportunity to transfer to permanent contracts. The pilot secondment program is part of Etihad´s strategy for international expansion, the carrier said in a statement.

Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has dropped its previous opposition against China Eastern’s planned alliance with Qantas, giving the carriers the green light to coordinate pricing and scheduling.

FAA’s report of “possible encounters” with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provides a comprehensive view of a growing—and difficult to fix—aviation safety problem.

UK aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will push Hungary-based LCC Wizz Air to extend its time limit for paying compensation to passengers affected by flight delays to six years, from the current two-year deadline.

German tour-operator TUI Group has disposed of its remaining shares in Germany’s second largest carrier and oneworld member airberlin.

FAA has released a list of all reports by pilots, air traffic and the public of possible encounters with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that were submitted between Nov. 2014 and August 20.