German leisure carrier TUIfly has cancelled all of its Oct. 7 flights because of an unprecedented wave of short-notice sick leaves filed by pilots and cabin crew.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) member countries have agreed to support the implementation of a global market based measure (GMBM) to offset international flights’ CO2 emissions, with not one country pulling a last-minute trick to block a deal that took years to negotiate.
FAA officials said the “compliance philosophy” adopted by the agency a year ago, which shifted FAA’s emphasis away from punitive enforcement actions, has enabled it to aggregate and analyze key safety data voluntarily provided by airlines less concerned about being penalized.
Despite the contraction of the Russian air transport market, Aeroflot, the country’s largest airline, expects traffic growth and good financial performance in 2016.
Air New Zealand is the latest carrier to announce plans to offer onboard Internet, and expects proving flights with the technology to begin in the second half of 2017.
Alaska Airlines has asked the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for more time to begin its Havana service, prompting a challenge from rival JetBlue Airways.
TUI Group and Etihad Airways confirmed on Oct. 5 that they are in negotiations about setting up a new leisure airline, but provided few specifics about the venture.
The global aircraft seating market is projected to reach $16.94 billion by 2021, making for a compound annual growth rate of 14.15%, according to ASDReports.
Air New Zealand aims to increase its participation in carbon-offsetting programs as part of its ambitious sustainability agenda, both domestically and internationally.
Airbus and the French BEA maintain that it is acceptable to fly an aircraft for 10 days with an inoperative aileron servo control, but Hungary’s safety agency recommends reducing that time.
Managing risk, rather than eliminating it, has to be the focus of air cargo security efforts, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske said.
Southwest Airlines pilots are expected to vote on a new contract this month, despite concerns that a new deal at Delta Air Lines would boost pilot pay at that airline above Southwest’s.
