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Hololei accepted free flights at a time when negotiations with Doha over the Open Skies agreement between the EU and Qatar were taking place.

Loganair will announce details of the specific routes in the coming days once formalities are completed.

In Europe’s Clean Aviation project, no funding exists for SAF-related technology—not in aircraft engines or SAF production.

While the EC has initially referred to a 5% SAF incorporation target for 2030, the industry has been lobbying for a greater proportion.

A European Union court has denied an American Airlines appeal to cancel Delta Air Lines slots for London Heathrow service to Philadelphia.

The latest round of strikes began March 7 and have been causing widespread disruption as the French government seeks to push through the reforms.

The European Commission has renewed its joint-venture approval for Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum and Irish wet-lease operator CityJet.

The core part of Korean Air’s remedy is helping Virgin Atlantic start flights between London Heathrow Airport and Seoul.

Predicting more intense activity above FL 500, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and Eurocontrol draft guidelines for higher-airspace control.

The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into the proposed Korean Air-Asiana merger, which the regulator says could be anti-competitive.

The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of Inmarsat by Viasat.

The European Commission is reportedly set to pursue a full-scale antitrust investigation into Korean Air’s takeover of rival Asiana Airlines.

The French government is seeking to reduce carbon emissions by moving short-haul domestic trips from air to rail.

The European Parliament has approved the introduction of a 75/25 slot rule for winter 2022/23, ahead of returning to the standard 80/20 ‘use it or lose it’ rule in summer 2023.

The LCC will station three additional Airbus A321neos in the Portuguese capital, as well as opening more than a dozen new routes.

The rules will revert at the end of current summer schedules in late October.

IATA's Rafael Schvartzman warns that EU measures will damage the competitiveness of European carriers if they are adopted in their current form.

The effort is part of the EU-China Aviation Partnership Project.

The decision affects flights to destinations in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK among others.

A tender has opened for access to 18 daily slots being relinquished by TAP Air Portugal in Lisbon—but Ryanair has criticized the proposed timeframe of the slot transfer, calling for action to be taken ahead of the summer 2022 season.

An escalation of sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted international carriers to adapt their networks.

The money comes with restrictions, including BER not being allowed to offer discounts to airlines.

The threshold is higher than the EU's, meaning the UK is no longer shadowing Brussels on slot rules as it has until now post-Brexit.

Major carriers say they are being forced to fly low load-factor flights to maintain airport slots.

The European Commission will require airlines to use-or-lose more EU airport slots in the 2022 summer.