Global air freight markets continued to surge for a fourth consecutive month as demand in October increased 5.4% year-over-year, according to IATA’s October air freight market analysis.

Jettainer has opened a new office in the Abu Dhabi Airport Business City's Logistics Park.

The UK will scrap air passenger duty (APD) for children under 12 years old traveling in economy class effective May 1, 2015.

Air France pilots have voted in favor of a new strategy for leisure arm Transavia France, which will partly replace the group’s thwarted attempt to create Transavia Europe.

Lufthansa pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) announced late Tuesday it will continue its strike action Thursday, which will affect long-haul and cargo flights.

Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 787 has completed its first flight using a blend of 15% green diesel and 85% petroleum jet fuel in the left engine.

Oman Air has announced the appointment of Katera Tourism Investment Group as general sales agents (GSA) for Turkey. The appointment, which sees the company take responsibilty for offline sales in the Turkish market, is effective immediately and follows the signing late last year of a codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines.

The fire aboard a parked Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787-8 in January 2013 occurred because of “shortcomings” in designing and certifying the lithium ion batteries installed on the aircraft, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined.