The European Commission (EC) has again written to five European Union (EU) member states as part of its July infringements package, warning them to implement their Functional Airspace Blocks (FAB) or face the European Court of Justice (CJEU).
A National Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter that crashed seconds after takeoff from Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2013, was likely caused by inadequate restraint of large military vehicles being carried onboard, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation.
International Airline Group (IAG) has extended the deadline for Aer Lingus shareholders to accept its recommended cash offer to July 30, even as it passes the halfway mark in the number of shares pledged to it.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle reported a significantly improved second quarter over the previous year, with net profits rising to NOK 325 million ($39.8 million) compared to NOK129 million a year ago.
Data represents the total employment, full time plus part time, of all US scheduled passenger, charter and cargo airlines, sorted by Airline Group. Changes in employee totals from the previous month, and the current month from a year ago, two years ago, five years ago and a decade ago are represented by percentage change.
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will acquire a 51% stake in Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) as part of a strategic partnership with Frankfurt Airport operator and owner Fraport AG.
The European Commission (EC) has told Germany to fulfill its obligations for issuing pilot licenses. Member states are obligated to issue pilot licenses to applicants who comply with the rules described in Commission Regulation No. 1178/2011 without additional administrative or technical requirements.
Thai AirAsia X is adding a second daily flight between Bangkok and Seoul in October, indicating that Korea is allowing some new service by Thai carriers.
The CEOs of Air France-KLM, easyJet, Lufthansa Group and Ryanair have met with European Union transport commissioner Violeta Bulc to discuss EU aviation strategy, building on their first joint press conference last month.
A Silk Way Airlines Boeing 747-400F made an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) after one of its Rolls-Royce engines appeared to fail immediately after takeoff.
There were 35 “laser incidents” reported by pilots in the US Wednesday night, including 12 incidents involving aircraft flying over New Jersey, according to FAA.
Thailand’s Airports Authority (AOT) has said it will go ahead with airport upgrades, despite the country’s red flag status issued by ICAO in June following an unsatisfactory response to a safety audit earlier this year.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has received approval from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for its Aer Lingus acquisition, which has cleared a series of pivotal shareholder votes.
