The US Senate approved a $17.7 billion FY2019 budget for the FAA Aug. 1.

Spanish pilots’ union SEPLA has filed a lawsuit against Ryanair in a bid to get the airline to apply Spanish labor law to its members’ contracts.

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is disputing reports the agency is considering curbing passenger screening at more than 150 small- and medium-sized airports across the US.

Ryanair pilots in Ireland have called a fifth one-day strike for Aug. 10, leading the Irish LCC to cancel a further 20 flights and adding to a wave of European industrial action as a conflict with its workforce continues.

US Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Wisconsin) said she was “90% sure” Congress would pass legislation reauthorizing the FAA before its Oct. 1 deadline, and said the Senate could take up the bill following next week’s recess during a speech at the Air Line Pilots’ Association (ALPA) Air Safety Forum in Washington DC.

An investigation has begun into what caused the crash of an Aeromexico Embraer E190 in Durango Tuesday evening, while the airline confirmed all 107 people onboard survived.

Ryanair’s Swedish pilots have voted to strike Aug. 10 and a Belgian pilots’ union advised its members to do the same, as long-running tensions between the Irish LCC and its workforce lead to more industrial action.

Turkish Airlines will completely revamp its selection of inflight toys now made from all-natural materials this month.