European Commission

State aid worth $37 million for Romanian LCC Blue Air did not meet European Union state aid rules and must be recovered, the European Commission has said.

Korean Air has agreed to sell off Asiana Airlines' cargo business and support T'Way's European expansion to secure approval from Brussels for the takeover.

Decarbonization initiatives are getting underway in Europe, setting the clock ticking toward legally enforced changes.

Aviation players have cheered the news that sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) will be included in the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA).

The announcement was the second such ruling affecting the Air France-KLM group in recent months.

In September 2023, France informed the EC that it planned to amend the restructuring plan for Paris Orly-based Corsair.

JetBlue Airways has obtained the slots necessary to continue operating Amsterdam Schiphol service during the IATA summer 2024 season.

European Commission scrutiny and political upheaval are slowing plans for airline consolidation in the region.

The European Commission is concerned the transaction may reduce competition on several domestic, short-haul, and long-haul routes in and out of Spain.

The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation into Lufthansa’s plans to buy a stake in ITA Airways.

The European Commission has now pushed back the deadline for the review to Jan. 29, but a speedy conclusion to the process is unlikely.

The European Commission's Magda Kopczynska appealed to American leadership to stay true to the spirit of the transatlantic partnership.

Lufthansa has offered concessions in its effort to win approval from the European Commission for its proposed ITA Airways purchase.

The concerns have arisen following ramp inspections by EASA personnel of several Egyptian carriers’ aircraft in recent months.

Noise and green caps threaten European aviation growth.

The court's decision was made following a legal challenge brought by Ryanair and its sister company Malta Air.

(EASA) has selected Florian Guillermet, the director of France’s air navigation services provider DSNA, as its new executive director.

IAG has formally notified the EC of its plans to acquire Air Europa and pledged to propose remedies it hopes will allow for quick approval of the deal in 2024.

The European Commission has set a new target date for deciding whether to approve Korean Air’s proposed takeover of Asiana.

Lufthansa and the Italian government have notified the European Commission of the German airline group’s plan to take a 41% stake in ITA Airways.

The EC said the proposals will build on lessons learned—such as from the pandemic and the 2019 bankruptcy of travel group Thomas Cook.

The decision not to institute the first phase of cuts appears to have been driven by pressure from the U.S. government and the European Union.

The Asiana board says it will meet again in November, after an Oct. 30 meeting about Korean Air’s proposal did not produce a decision on the freighter sell-off.

IAG is still in the pre-notification phase of the transaction and is still submitting information to the European Commission, the group's CEO reveals.

European pilots want scientific clarification and technological progress to achieve environmental gains from contrail avoidance.