JetBlue Airways COO Rob Maruster said FAA has a “credibility” problem regarding the implementation of the satellite-based NextGen air traffic control (ATC) system, leading to a loss of confidence among US airlines that worry expensive investments in NextGen equipment won’t “pay off.

Inside Travel Technology Update - Oct. 8, 2013

FAA, sticking to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) plan laid out to cope with a prolonged partial government closure, has called in more than 800 Office of Aviation Safety employees responsible for both field inspections and certification of “critical” products.

The British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA) has warned the European Commission will try and force through revised flight time limitations (FTL) that were rejected by the European Parliament’s (EP) Transport Committee last week.

Industry reaction to news that the 38th ICAO Assembly last week reached agreement to develop a global market based mechanism (MBM) to tackle emissions from aviation was generally positive.

News from Travel Technology Update: Some US top travel management have rejected the idea that the Department of Transportation (DOT) should regulate the distribution of airlines’ ancillary products and services.

New Kuala Lumpur-based Malindo Air has signed an agreement with Abacus International as its first global distribution system.

The European Union (EU) feels “vindicated” by last week’s ICAO Assembly agreement to develop a global market-based measures (MBM) system for aviation emissions by 2016, according to a senior EU official.