A British Airways Boeing 747-400 was damaged when it struck a building during taxiing at Johannesburg’s Tambo Airport late Dec. 22.

Kazan-based Tatarstan Airlines’ air operator’s certificate (AOC) will be withdrawn from Dec. 31.

The European Parliament has moved to close a compensation loophole exploited by some airlines to refuse compensation for passengers delayed longer than three hours by clarifying specifically what can be classified as “extraordinary circumstances.”

US commercial aircraft sales in 2013 are expected to reach $67 billion, an almost $5 billion improvement over 2012, and are forecast to hit $72 billion in 2014.

The European Cockpit Association (ECA) and the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (IFATCA) have welcomed the European Parliament’s adoption of a new regulation supporting non-punitive reporting of aviation incidents.

Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding with EGTS International, a joint venture between Safran and Honeywell Aerospace, to develop an electric pushback and taxiing solution for the A320 family without using their main engines.

Preliminary investigations into the LAM Mozambique Embraer E-190 crash on Nov. 29 have not revealed any evidence of mechanical failure.

Russian and Cyprus aviation authorities have agreed to designate second carriers—in addition to Aeroflot—on several routes between the countries.