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Ryanair will open a base in Copenhagen (CPH) next year, and though the move is heralded by the airport’s operator, it could be bad news for resident

Vietnamese low-cost carrier (LCC) Vietjet Air is looking to introduce a raft of codeshares with “major airlines” next year, Managing Director Luu Duc

CORRECTION: The Oct. 28 article entitled “IATA: Government Assets Needed For Conflict Areas Intelligence” was not clear on IATA’s and ICAO’s roles in

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Air France-KLM has rejected reports that Dutch unit KLM is planning to cut some 7,500 jobs, or 25% of its workforce, but the strongly worded denial

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a set of tools that airlines, airports and air traffic management organizations can

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has awarded $10.2 million to airports for low-emissions projects as part of its Voluntary Airport Low

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American Airlines is not moving to a revenue-based frequent-flier program when it merges its AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles systems in the

United Airlines launched its Los Angeles to Melbourne route this week, believing local traffic in both cities can buoy the new service, Dave Hilfman

Spirit Airlines posted a third-quarter net income of $67 million, up 9.7% over its $61.1 million net profit in the prior-year period, and is confident

Qantas has deployed an interim solution to problems with water leaks on its A380 fleet while Airbus develops a permanent fix, an ATSB incident report reveals.

Advancing its strategy to establish presence at all five of Belgium’s passenger airports, Jetairfly next year will begin scheduled services to six

The Philippines-Japan market is becoming increasingly competitive, with the two major Philippine carriers both launching new routes to Japan from the

TAP Portugal has warned that it is expecting “significant disruption” from a cabin crew walkout planned for Oct. 30 and Nov. 1. The SNPVAC union

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Papua New Guinea (PNG) is continuing to restructure state aviation assets, proposing a part-privatization national flag carrier Air Niugini (ANG) and establishing a new low-cost carrier (LCC).

Thai regional carrier Bangkok Airways will establish Chiang Mai Airport in northern Thailand as a second hub for its local services starting later this month, an executive at the carrier said. Initial services will fly to Mandalay and Yangon, Myanmar, and to regional tourist destinations in Thailand, including Phuket and Udon Thani. The flights will be operated with ATR 72s and Airbus A320s.

The head of U.S. intelligence told the aviation industry today that he believes in working jointly with them against security threats but also warned that protecting intelligence agents and their technologies was essential.

FedEx Express is expanding its “International First” time-definite, door-to-door, early delivery service to more than 30 new countries, including China, South Korea and India.

VLM Airlines has been sold to its management by Intro Aviation and is aiming to relaunch scheduled operations and also is exploring options to expand its fleet of 12 Fokker 50 aircraft, which are currently exclusively used on air, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) contracts and charter services.

Japan Airlines, continuing to strengthen its domestic regional operations, has acquired a majority share in turboprop airline Hokkaido Air (HAC). JAL boosted its stake in HAC to 51.2%, from 14.5%, enabling it to bring the smaller company into the JAL group as a subsidiary. JAL would neither reveal how much it paid, nor who sold it the additional shares. HAC’s other major owner is the Hokkaido government, which is believed to have been negotiating with JAL about such a deal for months.

U.K. travel group Monarch will be able to move forward with its plan to order 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and revamp its airline subsidiary into a scheduled low-cost operator following its sale to London-based investment firm Greybull Capital.

IATA officials say airlines require the caliber of state-acquired intelligence to decide when and where aircraft should not be flying.