While recent trends of strong air travel demand continue, IATA has reported a “slight slowdown” in global passenger traffic in September, with overall RPKs rising 5.5% year-over-year and capacity increasing 5.3%, delivering a total market load factor of 80.3%.

The US government has released key documents laying out the path to integration of unmanned aircraft in national airspace, but achieving the goals will require “predictable and reliable” funding for the NextGen airspace modernization program, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta cautioned Thursday.

The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether a €200 million ($270 million) government aid package for state-owned LOT Polish Airlines complies with European Union (EU) rules.

GE Aviation has signed an agreement to purchase cellulosic synthetic biofuel from the Washington DC-based D’Arcinoff Group, to be used for production and development testing of GE jet engines.

IATA’s global air freight report for September indicates the air cargo market is “stabilizing following recent months of slow but steady growth.”

Inside Travel Technology Update - Nov. 5, 2013

FAA on Tuesday issued a final rule that will give airlines and training providers five years to upgrade flight simulators and begin more comprehensive training of pilots for stall and upset incidents as well as for crosswind and gust events.

Irish carrier Aer Lingus has reported a third-quarter operating profit of €94.9 million ($128.1 million), up 4.4% from €90.9 million in the year-ago period.