US secretary of state Rex Tillerson will finalize an agreement with Qatar on Jan. 30 in which state-owned Qatar Airways will commit to be more financially transparent and declare that it has no plans to operate fifth freedom flights to the US.

Airports are stepping up pressure on EU authorities to swiftly adopt safety and traffic management rules for UAVs (drones) in and around airports.

AirBaltic is planning to recruit more than 100 pilots in 2018 as the Latvian carrier’s route network and passenger count continue to grow.

The contract covers nearly 500 mechanics, technicians and tool room attendants and will become amenable in one year.

Twenty-three African governments have formally agreed liberalisation plans for air transport. The initiative - the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) - was established during the African Union summit in Addis Ababa yesterday.

Boeing’s price-dumping case against Bombardier over the sale of CSeries aircraft to a US airline has been overturned by the US International Trade Commission (ITC), ending the threat of tariffs of almost 300% on CSeries imports into the US.

Irish LCC Ryanair has launched its latest tool to drive ancillary revenues, Travel Credit, an incentive scheme that gives customers 10% credit to spend on flights if they book their hotel room through the recently upgraded Ryanair Rooms website.

Airport lobby group ACI Europe has issued renewed warnings over the risks of Britain’s planned exit from the European Union (EU) (Brexit), saying airlines are in the dark about what will happen.