The European Commission (EC) has told Germany to fulfill its obligations for issuing pilot licenses. Member states are obligated to issue pilot licenses to applicants who comply with the rules described in Commission Regulation No. 1178/2011 without additional administrative or technical requirements.

The CEOs of Air France-KLM, easyJet, Lufthansa Group and Ryanair have met with European Union transport commissioner Violeta Bulc to discuss EU aviation strategy, building on their first joint press conference last month.

A Silk Way Airlines Boeing 747-400F made an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) after one of its Rolls-Royce engines appeared to fail immediately after takeoff.

There were 35 “laser incidents” reported by pilots in the US Wednesday night, including 12 incidents involving aircraft flying over New Jersey, according to FAA.

Thailand’s Airports Authority (AOT) has said it will go ahead with airport upgrades, despite the country’s red flag status issued by ICAO in June following an unsatisfactory response to a safety audit earlier this year.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has received approval from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for its Aer Lingus acquisition, which has cleared a series of pivotal shareholder votes.

Russian airlines carried 46,400 passengers in the first half through the regional routes subsidy program in the Volga region.

Airbus is looking at new ways of detecting improperly latched engine cowling doors after the latest in a series of incidents resulting in the loss of the doors in flight.