United Airlines pilots have asked management to overhaul training programs to place a greater emphasis on communication and ensure crews follow standard operating procedures more closely.

Alitalia pilots and flight attendants plan to strike Friday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time.

[UPDATED] Lufthansa’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) will continue strike action through Saturday for the fourth day this week, in a series of ongoing protests over transition payments for early retirees.

Boeing has begun several months of flights with its ecoDemonstrator 757 to evaluate new technologies to improve commercial aviation's efficiency, reduce noise and carbon emissions.

Lufthansa’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) continued strike action Friday for the third day this week, in a series of ongoing protests over transition payments for early retirees.

Citing “distortions in the market,” European Union (EU) transport commissioner Violeta Bulc said she will seek a new mandate from EU countries to open talks with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia over “unfair subsidies to airlines.”

Openness to a restructuring of FAA—including fundamental air traffic control (ATC) reform—appears to be widespread in government and among industry stakeholders, but disputes over the agency’s funding threaten to unravel any potential consensus on reorganizing FAA.

Lufthansa’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) continued a strike action Thursday for the second day this week, the 12th strike in a series of ongoing protests over transition payments for early retirees.