Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a government resolution giving Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) a RUB250 million ($4.2 million) subsidy to promote the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) this year.

Republic Airways says the ongoing labor dispute with its pilots is in large part why the airline is cutting part of its planned schedule for later this year and the first half of 2016.

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines was forced to cancel 70 short- and medium-haul flights from last week until Monday due to a pilot shortage, mainly due to illness during the summer high season.

The European Commission is taking France to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover €10 million ($11 million) in state aid from budget carriers Ryanair and Transavia.

An Air Bagan ATR 72 skidded off the runway while landing at Yangon International Airport in Myanmar on July 24, injuring at least one passenger.

Following months of negotiations, Cargolux has agreed to cap Cargolux Italia’s fleet as one of the foundations for a new three-year labor accord.

Southwest Airlines flight attendants have voted down a tentative agreement that would have ended two years of negotiations.

Airlines that are well managed and profitable are good for everyone. Good for the carriers and their employees, good for shareholders and also good for consumers. It’s the last part that Washington DC doesn’t get, as illustrated by this summer of regulatory witch huntery with profitable airlines in the crosshairs.