Alaska Air Group said a failure at its primary data center was behind a systemwide ground stop of Alaska and Horizon Air flights that lasted several hours.

Austrian Airlines’ will resume Vienna–Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport service; more destinations in Iran and possibly Syria are being considered.

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has begun the process of transferring airport slots and traffic rights held by Korean Air and Asiana Airlines.

Brunei’s Department of Civil Aviation has amended its Part 21 certification regulations to include the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) among its list of recognized regulators alongside the FAA and EASA.

A bipartisan push by U.S. lawmakers to force the FAA to require ADS-B In continues to gain momentum.

Korean Air has purchased an 11% share in WestJet’s parent companies, joining alliance partner Delta Air Lines in acquiring a stake in the Canadian LCC.

The UK government has confirmed that a preferred Heathrow Airport development scheme will be chosen by the end of November.

Runway lighting and the controllers’ use of the airport surface movement safety net stand out in the preliminary report on the Sept. 21 incident.