While the aviation industry and the U.S. government are continuing efforts to combat unruly passenger behavior, calls are growing louder for the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) to flex its legal muscles as a deterrent to the rising belligerence.  

The FAA is set to begin widespread deployment of software that integrates data from several existing systems and calculates optimal pushback times to minimize delays between the gate and departure.

The Singapore government will set aside S$130 million ($96 million) and extend the salary subsidy program known as Aviation Workforce Retention Grant (AWRG) by another six months, as part of an effort to tide the aviation sector over into the recovery phase.

The FAA is citing some headway in unruly passenger incidents since implementing its zero-tolerance policy, but much work remains to be done to combat the rise in defiant passenger behavior. 

Despite top-down recommendations from the European Council, EU member states are managing their own travel rules in different ways which has created confusion.

Qatar Airways has extended its participation in the USAID ROUTES (Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species) Partnership, reinforcing its commitment to combat illegal trafficking of wildlife and its products.

We need a vast, collective effort to develop and mature capabilities and technologies that will dramatically accelerate our progress.

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) pulled no punches in its antitrust complaint against the Northeast Alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, describing the pact as a de facto merger that will allow the two carriers to consolidate service and raise fares at four airports in Boston and New York.