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It is late, and lagging developments in technology and the market, but the FAA under Administrator Michael Huerta is tackling the challenges created by the proliferation of small unmanned aircraft.
The EU’s second-highest court overturned a 2010 European Commission (EC) decision to impose about €790 million ($864 million) in fines on several airlines for allegedly participating in a global cartel in the air-cargo sector.
A legal advisory board operating under the auspices of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is drafting model legislation that, coupled with possible new standards from ICAO next year, could better protect safety data collected by airlines and regulators from public disclosure during civil and criminal lawsuits.
Cuba and the U.S. have reached a bilateral arrangement to establish scheduled air services between the two countries, the U.S. State Department said on Dec. 17, just twelve months after the Obama administration restored diplomatic relations with the country.
Vietnam Airlines (VNA) appears to be close to finalizing a deal to sell a stake to a foreign airline, in a process that has taken several months longer than the carrier expected.
Chinese and Canadian airlines will be able to serve 18 markets in each other’s territory, up from 12, under a new air services agreement announced Dec. 16 by Canada’s transport minister.
German airline investor Intro Aviation has initiated talks with potential investors for Irish regional airline Cityjet, little more than one year after it took control of the carrier.
Japan’s two major carriers have seen demand drop dramatically on their routes to Paris in the wake of November’s terrorist attacks, prompting Japan Airlines (JAL) to pull one of its flights from the market.
The European Commission (EC) has approved a broad set of new mandates calling for operators of airliners flying in remote and oceanic regions to implement performance-based flight tracking and to upgrade hardware.
The possibility of another delay to the delivery of the MRJ regional jet has been foreshadowed by prime contractor Mitsubishi Aircraft and its major shareholder, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).
China Postal Airlines has ordered 10 Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) variants and seven Boeing 757-200s for cargo conversion, amidst intensifying competition in the Chinese express-delivery market.
La Paz, Bolivia-based carrier Linea Aerea Amaszonas is focused on expanding outside its home country by forming new airlines, Executive President Sergio de Urioste told Aviation Daily.
Brussels Airlines and a number of its partners in the Star Alliance are analyzing how to capitalize on Jet Airways’ decision to close its hub at Brussels Airport at the end of March.
The start of operations has been delayed for Hongtu Airlines, a narrowbody carrier that will serve the local tourism and international freight markets from its base in Kunming in southwestern China.
Norwegian Air Shuttle continues to drive its transatlantic expansion and will launch a new service from London Gatwick Airport to Oakland International Airport.
