The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has called on the European Parliament to “take a realistic approach on air passenger rights” when it votes on a draft revision to the existing EU legislation on Wednesday.

Alaska Airlines and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have reached tentative agreement on a new five-year contract for the carrier's 2,500 clerical, office and passenger service employees.

Boeing surely hopes the process of manufacturing the 777X and the next-generation widebody’s entry into service goes more smoothly than the process for deciding on a location to build the aircraft.

India has been downgraded to Category 2 under FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program, losing the Category 1 status for aviation safety oversight it has held since August 1997.

The US is “merely reacting to the challenge” of a growing influx of international air travelers and is in danger of turning off future tourists and businesspeople from visiting the US, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) president and CEO Jack Potter said.

The final showdown in the European Parliament over the scope of the controversial European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is now anticipated to be in April.

Cathay Pacific Airways has awarded L-3 Link Simulation & Training a contract for two Airbus A350 full-flight simulators (FFS) plus trainers, marking Link’s first order for A350 products.

French air accident authority BEA has launched an investigation after a Saab 2000 operated by Swiss regional Darwin Airline lost its nose wheel on landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Jan. 28.