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[UPDATED] The Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC), which was calling for an Action Day Oct. 10 to protest the European Commission’s SES2+ package aimed at speeding implementation of the Single European Sky, has canceled the strike.
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International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh has described the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) final proposals for price regulation at Heathrow as “a bad day for our customers.”
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A trial of environmentally optimized transatlantic flights conducted this summer as part of the Topflight project, which was led by UK air navigation services provider NATS, has demonstrated better-than-expected results.
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Airways New Zealand is expanding its multilateration surveillance network (MLAT) across the country’s South Island by installing nine MLAT sites in remote mountainous regions throughout Otago and Southland.
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The Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC) has called an Action Day Oct. 10 to protest the European Commission’s SES2+ package aimed at speeding implementation of the Single European Sky.
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Emirates airline is to launch a direct service between Europe and North American for the first time.
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Ethiopian Airlines has announced the start of four weekly services to Niamey, the Republic of Niger, as of 20 November 2013.
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Japan Airlines (JAL) said it will “formally seek … a rational explanation and … correction” of slot allocations at Tokyo Haneda Airport announced by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
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The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is proposing to curtail any above-inflation charges increases at London Heathrow Airport over the next five years, by capping prices in line with the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published final proposals for charges regulation at London Gatwick Airport that would limit price increases to 0.5% above inflation, as measured by the Retail Prices Index (RPI), for each of the next seven years.
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The major air travel markets across North Africa are continuing to increase frequencies and capacity, but are yet to recover to pre-Arab Spring highs, according to the latest statistics from aviation data and analysis team, OAG.
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Air New Zealand (ANZ) will conduct a proving flight Oct. 5 from Auckland to McMurdo Sound in the Antarctic, using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft, with the aim of establishing charter operations on behalf of Antarctica New Zealand.
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Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways will start serving Dubai World Central (DWC) with 2X-weekly flights starting Oct. 31.
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Southwest Airlines broke ground this week on a new, $156 million terminal at Houston Hobby Airport (HOU), from which it plans to launch international
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New Zealand’s Auckland Airport has integrated a new flow management system aimed at reducing fuel burn and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
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Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) continued to press Congress to raise the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) cap at the organization’s annual Conference and Exhibition in San Jose, Calif., last week.
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By Alan Dron
Dubai’s booming air transport sector must be balanced with environmental concerns, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) director-standards and regulations Khalid Al Arif has said.
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Houston-based ADC & HAS Airports Worldwide this week completed its acquisition of UK-based TBI Limited’s airport assets, including Belfast
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Lockheed Martin has acquired Scotland-based technology company Amor Group. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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By Victoria Moores
International construction group Hochtief has completed the sale of its airports business to Canadian pension fund manager PSP Investments, raising €1.1 billion ($1.5 billion) in cash from the transaction.
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By Richard Maslen
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) is to launch scheduled flights to the Chilean capital Santiago from February next year. The European flag carrier will
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By Alan Dron
GPS has become such an integral part of the world’s commercial aviation community that doing without it seems almost inconceivable.
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