Air France has warned it may close its Toulouse, Marseille and Nice regional bases if its unions do not agree to substantially scaled down operations from the three airports.

Russia’s Ministry of Labor has prepared a draft of a presidential decree that will require civil servants to choose Russian carriers when traveling on business, except when only foreign carriers serve a necessary route or if fares are sold out for a particular date.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAA-P) has suspended the air operator’s certificates (AOCs) of two Filipino domestic carriers “due to safety concerns,” following the recommendations of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a computer security expert who claimed he has hacked into inflight entertainment (IFE) systems during domestic flights aboard US airlines.

Finnair’s flights will now operate normally this week after the Finnish Aviation Union ground handlers canceled plans to strike from May 19-20 over collective labor agreement (CLA) changes.

Indian flag carrier Air India has rejected some 25% of its most recent intake of new pilots following psychological reports on their mental stability.

IT & Distribution-May 18, 2015

Finnair has warned that a ground handling strike could cause “significant” disruption to Finnish operations from May 18-21.