Ryanair said it will appeal the latest decision ordering it to sell down its 29.82% stake in Aer Lingus.

January global passenger traffic increased 8% year-over-year, “a strong start, with travel demand accelerating over the healthy results achieved in 2013,” IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler said in IATA’s Air Passenger Market Analysis.

Spring Airlines is considering selling standing tickets if approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), according to Spring chairman Wang Zhenghua.

The nine US passenger airlines that have already released full-year financial results for the past year collectively earned a net profit of $11.6 billion in 2013, or $7.4 billion excluding one-time special charges, according to the 2013 Financial Recap released by Airlines for America (A4A).

Boeing and Hainan Airlines announced a five-year pilot training agreement to support Hainan’s recent introduction of the 787 to its fleet.

The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has urged the European Parliament and the European Union’s Council to formally adopt proposed changes to the controversial EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) that would limit its scope.

Aer Lingus has started rearranging flight schedules in an attempt to minimize disruption from a planned March 14 strike.

Boeing is expanding its initiative with South African Airways (SAA) and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) to provide more opportunities for smallholder farmers in Southern Africa to grow crops that produce sustainable fuels.