Irish airlines have welcomed the decision by the country’s government to scrap the Air Travel Tax (ATT), which levied a €3 ($4.10) charge on departing travelers.

Netherlands airlines have cut back their services to Egypt in the face of warnings from the Dutch government of possible terrorist action.

Hangar8 has announced plans to add a new Bombardier Challenger aircraft to its aero medical business in Africa, to meet what it believes will be a substantial increase in demand for this type of service.

Jetex Flight Support has collaborated with Honeywell, to launch MyJETEX, an app for Apple platforms created to provide operators with dependable flight support solutions.

UVair, the fueling division of Universal Weather and Aviation, announced at NBAA today that it has reached an exclusive agreement with FlightAware to integrate customer-specific UVair jet fuel pricing into flightaware.com.

US President Barack Obama has nominated Jeh Johnson, the Department of Defense (DOD) general counsel from 2009-2012, to be the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary.

SITA's technology research team, SITA Lab, has conducted early trials of wearable computing (such as smart watches and smart glasses) for airlines and airports.

FAA and other US federal agencies started the process of returning to full strength Thursday following the end of the 16-day partial shutdown of the US government that started Oct. 1 when funding authority lapsed.