[UPDATED] The Teamsters union representing pilots at Republic Airways has filed suit against the carrier in federal court in Indianapolis, accusing it of illegally changing work rules and pay while the sides bargain on a new contract.

It’s been an interesting week for aviation and for the potential future shape of commercial air transport. Two tiny planes crossed that sliver of water known as the English Channel and which separates England from continental Europe.

Southwest Airlines should operate more efficiently and profitably to international destinations if flight attendants approve a proposed contract later this month, an airline representative said.

Four major Indonesian airports have shut down on the island of Java due to the eruption of Mount Ruang, which has spewed large clouds of smoke, ash and volcanic grit more than 100 miles across the Indonesian archipelago.

Air traffic navigation services provider NATS has released a seven-page white paper aimed at widening the debate over the need for collaboration and co-operation to ease the Middle East's air capacity dilemma. Entitled 'The Case For Alliances In Air Traffic Management,' the white paper explores six existing alliances, either in or very close to the ATM sector. Those in the spotlight are the Star Alliance, Borealis, Eurocontrol, GE/SNECMA, A6 and Functional Airspace Blocks.

The British government will study the effects of air passenger duty (APD) on the country’s regional airports over concerns that lower levies in Scotland and Wales could draw passengers away from English airports.

After “lengthy and intense negotiations,” KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has inked an agreement in principle covering a new three-year labor deal with pilots union Vereniging Nederlandse Verkeersvliegers (VNV).

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aborted takeoff from Chicago Midway Airport late Wednesday after one of its engines appeared to spew fiery sparks as the aircraft was progressing down the runway.