Lufthansa is planning to transfer around 1,500 German airports ground staff who work at check-in desks and ticket sales counters into separate companies this year as part of its cost-cutting program SCORE.

FAA administrator Michael Huerta said the US is “engaged with partners around the world” to develop new standards for tracking aircraft in response to the “tragic situation” involving the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370).

Global air freight traffic grew 3.9% year-over-year in March, marking six consecutive months of improvement and a 1.3 point rise from February, according to Airports Council International (ACI).

Inmarsat aviation president Miranda Mills believes there may be potential for a discrete cabin crew panic button to be activated in the event of emergencies.

Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus is facing possible industrial action by cabin crew staff in a dispute over rostering and duty hours—the latest in a series of labor clashes.

Boeing and Embraer will open a joint research center to advance a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in Brazil.

A security breach at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport’s Qantas and Jetstar Terminal delayed passengers by more than an hour on Sunday as authorities ordered a complete evacuation and re-screening.

SriLankan Airlines is planning to shift its maintenance and training activities, along with its leisure connecting traffic, to the island nation’s second international gateway at Mattala.