Australia’s airport customs and immigration officials are planning a strike July 1, a move expected to cause significant disruption to international passenger arrivals at major airports.
French air traffic controllers are set to strike for 48 hours Thursday in their latest protest against what they say are deteriorating working conditions in the face of steady growth in the aviation sector.
Air Canada will add London Gatwick to its network in spring 2016, a move Canada’s largest carrier is making just as WestJet Airlines enters the market.
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has signed an agreement with local cargo carrier Cardig Air to coordinate on cargo shipping throughout the region.
The Vietnamese government has approved plans to build a new $18 billion airport near Ho Chi Minh City that will offer a projected 100 million passenger capacity to replace the congested Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
A recent joint delegation visit from aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) and Chengdu Airlines at Lübeck Airport has raised questions about the plans of a German-based airline project named PuRen Airlines.
JetBlue Airways is urging the US Department of Transportation to only approve expansion of the Qantas-American Airlines joint venture (JV) with conditions.
United Airlines will spend $100 million to acquire a 5% stake in Azul Brazilian Airlines, and the two carriers have entered into a strategic partnership that will include codesharing and reciprocal loyalty program benefits.
Norwegian Air Shuttle, which is still awaiting US Department of Transportation (DOT) approval for its Norwegian Air International (NAI) long-haul subsidiary, will fly from northeast US cities to the Caribbean in the winter.
Beijing may merge the cargo subsidiaries of China’s big three carriers—Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines—in an effort to improve the competitiveness of domestic cargo companies.
The following remarks were delivered in Washington DC June 25 by IATA General Counsel Jeffrey Shane at the 2015 L. Welch Pogue Lifetime Achievement in Aviation Award dinner. This year’s Award recipient is Paul Mifsud.
Airports body Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) has appointed Aéroports de Paris (ADP) president & CEO Augustin de Romanet as its new president.
New European commissioner for mobility and transport Violeta Bulc plans to meet with EASA over the coming week to discuss an extension of the safety regulator’s remit.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is due to begin operating its first Boeing 787-9 next week, as JAL and its rival All Nippon Airways (ANA) continue to build their 787 fleets.
New European commissioner for mobility and transport Violeta Bulc has welcomed the newly united voice of Europe’s five leading airlines and has vowed to tackle their airport charges concerns.
Subjective words like “fairness” should be removed from the Gulf carrier debate, according to comments made by Etihad Airways, the European Commission and Ryanair at the ACI Europe General Assembly in Prague.
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA)—along with Iceland’s airports and air navigation services provider ISAVIA—are creating the first cross-border aeronautical communications center, with the installation of mirror voice communications control systems (VCCS).
International Airlines Group (IAG), currently in the midst of an attempt to acquire Aer Lingus, has offered concessions to the European Commission’s (EC) competition authorities in its efforts to gain approval for the bid.
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll asserted that the pilot shortage cited by US regional airlines is really “a pilot pay shortage” that could be alleviated by higher starting salaries and more defined career paths for flight deck crew.
