The European Commission has adopted new guidelines on state aid for airports and airlines aimed at ensuring good regional connectivity, but also minimizing competition distortion in the single market.
Air France-KLM will take a $100 million stake in Brazilian low-cost carrier (LCC) GOL as the Franco-Dutch group seeks to increase its interests in South America.
Budget carrier Norwegian is playing down reports that it might buy into US carriers if its newly-formed Irish arm fails to secure a permit for transatlantic operations.
UK air navigation services provider NATS halved the level of delay recorded in UK airspace in January this year compared to the same month last year, and the lowest January total since records began in the mid-1990s.
Airbus ATM subsidiary Airbus ProSky will set up a new office in Singapore in April to help support ATM modernization efforts in the Asia-Pacific region.
The aviation authorities of Russia and Israel have agreed to remove restrictions on routes between the two countries with the exception of Moscow-Tel Aviv.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines begins 2X-weekly Dhaka-Frankfurt Boeing 777-300 service March 31. Spirit Airlines begins daily Oakland-Chicago ORD service May 1. Also daily Minneapolis-St. Paul-Houston (IAH) and –Baltimore runs May 1-Nov. 1. Korean Air begins 4X-weekly Seoul-Houston (IAH) Boeing 777-200 service May 2. Avianca resumes 4X-weekly Bogota-London LHR Airbus A330 service in July.