IATA DG Tony Tyler broke his silence Monday on the acrimonious subsidy dispute between the three major US carriers and the three largest Gulf carriers, saying during his opening address at the association’s AGM in Miami that IATA did not have a mandate to take a position on the issue.

The UK’s Unite union has begun preparing civil personal injury claims against a number of British airlines on behalf of 17 current and former cabin crew members who believe they have been poisoned by so-called fume events on board aircraft.

Federal security directors at airports across the US have already been fully briefed on the weaknesses uncovered at passenger screening checkpoints by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general (IG), according to a top DHS official.

IATA is stepping up its campaign to press Venezuela to release $3.7 billion in funds belonging to airlines.

IATA has boosted its forecasted 2015 collective net profit for the world’s airlines to $29.3 billion, up 47.2% over a net profit of $19.9 billion projected by the organization in December 2014.

As Lufthansa Group this week prepares to fly the remains of 30 victims of the March 24 Germanwings crash from France to Düsseldorf, the company continues to come to terms with what CEO Carsten Spohr called Sunday an “emotional shock” and Lufthansa’s “darkest hour.”

UK-based low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet plans to introduce a new service to assist passengers stranded by an evening flight cancellation that leaves them with no way to get to their destination that night.

Southeast Asian low-cost carriers (LCCs) are investigating moving away from a pure web-based sales model in order to boost profits, according to Global Distribution System (GDS) operator Amadeus.