A group of five European airline associations is calling on the European Commission and member states of the European Union (EU) to reject a 16.6% increase in air navigation service charges proposed by Germany.

All airlines from Libya have been added to the European Commission’s aviation safety list, also known as the airline blacklist, subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union (EU).

The Aircraft Tracking Task Force (ATTF) set up in the wake of the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 in March has issued a report with recommendations to improve continuous tracking of airliners.

The Russian government is considering supporting UTair Airline, Interfax news agency reported, quoting Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.

American Airlines has reached a second tentative agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) that will allow pilots at Envoy Air to fly Embraer E-175 aircraft.

The European Commission (EC) has asked the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to investigate a series of near mid-air collisions involving European passenger airliners and military aircraft during recent months.

Air passenger traffic demand worldwide increased 5.7% year-over-year in October, building on September’s 5.2% rise “as improvements in economies in Asia-Pacific and the US offset signs of weakness in the eurozone and China,” IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler said in IATA’s October Air Passenger Market Analysis Report.

Lithium batteries are suspected to have played a role in three commercial freighter aircraft fires between 2006 and 2011, and the ongoing concern about transporting the batteries by air has led IATA to issue a 56-page guide to mitigating the risks.