Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Jun 30, 2015
Lufthansa’s flight attendant union UFO has agreed to postpone any further strike action until mid-July after receiving concessions on pay and pensions from the German carrier.
Jun 30, 2015
Emirates Airline has issued a 192-page report rebutting subsidy allegations lodged against it by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, calling the US carriers’ argument “a mess of legal distortions and factual errors.”
Jun 30, 2015
Boeing will collaborate with Embraer to fly a test bed for environmental technologies in Brazil in 2016, as a follow on the US manufacturer’s series of ecoDemonstrators.
Jun 30, 2015
Eurocontrol and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have today signed an agreement to support African States that are part of ICAO AFI Region and their Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) in improving Aeronautical Information Services (AIS), including transition from AIS to Aeronautical Information Management (AIM).
Jun 29, 2015
Australia’s airport customs and immigration officials are planning a strike July 1, a move expected to cause significant disruption to international passenger arrivals at major airports.
Jun 29, 2015
French air traffic controllers are set to strike for 48 hours Thursday in their latest protest against what they say are deteriorating working conditions in the face of steady growth in the aviation sector.
Jun 26, 2015
The following remarks were delivered in Washington DC June 25 by IATA General Counsel Jeffrey Shane at the 2015 L. Welch Pogue Lifetime Achievement in Aviation Award dinner. This year’s Award recipient is Paul Mifsud.
Jun 26, 2015
Airports body Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) has appointed Aéroports de Paris (ADP) president & CEO Augustin de Romanet as its new president.