The US Department of Transportation (DOT) on Feb. 28 handed down fines of $1 million to American Airlines and $750,000 to Delta Air Lines for subjecting passengers to extended tarmac delays at airports across the US over the last several years.
Emirates has announced the return of My Emirates Pass, a seasonal pass that turns an Emirates boarding pass into an exclusive membership package, allowing customers to take advantage of discounts and benefits in over 500 locations across the UAE.
Southwest Airlines has asked a US federal court to stop its mechanics writing up minor maintenance issues the airline believes is part of an illegal job action designed to wreak havoc on its operations.
A Dublin court has ruled in Ryanair's favor over its refusal to pay compensation to Irish passengers whose flights were delayed or canceled as a result of internal strike action by the airline's staff.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) on Feb. 27 issued an interim final rule that prohibits passenger airlines from carrying rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells or batteries as cargo, noting their potential of causing uncontrollable fire in cargo holds.
The Dutch government has taken a 12.68% stake in the Air France-KLM Group and announced its intention to match the French state’s interest in the group—a move that raised questions about whether greater public ownership will help or hinder plans for closer integration of the two national carriers.
Airspace over Pakistan and large swathe of northwestern India has been closed to commercial flights after a series of airstrikes ratcheted up tensions between the two countries.
Markus Wahl has been named as the new president of Germany’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) after previous president Martin Locher resigned in a surprise move.
A senior official with Airlines for America (A4A) defended the airline industry’s record on emissions reduction before the US Congress, saying that the proposed Green New Deal’s (GND) call to replace air travel with high-speed rail ignores progress carriers have made toward increasing fuel efficiency and developing new technology.
Searchers on Feb. 26 recovered human remains from the scene of the Atlas Air flight 3591 crash, but flight-data recorders still had not been found three days after the Boeing 767-300 dived steeply into a marsh in Trinity Bay, Texas, according to witness reports.
As the industry is assigning an increasing importance to manual piloting skills, regional turboprop manufacturer ATR has received a certification for the use of a full flight simulator in stall recovery training.
Three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are urging the comptroller general of the US to consider the impact of an “arbitrary” provision from the 2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act that they say has jeopardized funding to rural airports across the country.
An attempted hijacking on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Dubai, via Chittagong, ended the evening of Feb. 24 after local forces raided the aircraft and shot the suspect.
Divers searched for flight data and cockpit voice recorders (FDR/CVR) in marshland to help unravel why an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter crashed in Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, on Feb. 23, after a steep descent, killing three crew members.
Three people were reported killed when an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter crashed in Trinity Bay, near Anahauc, Texas, Feb. 23, while on approach to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).
US regional airline Cape Air and express cargo carrier Mountain Air Cargo have introduced a pathway program that allows pilots to transition between the two airlines to gain flight hours and experience.
Russian airlines will be permitted to issue electronic boarding passes now that a Ministry of Transport decree has come into force, the authority said Feb. 19.
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) have reached provisional agreement on the European Commission’s proposal to ensure basic air services between the UK and the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
IATA’s latest safety figures show commercial-airline accident rates increased in 2018, up from a record low in 2017, although long-term trends remain positive.
Two US senators have called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to fully enforce a law designed to thwart potential hijackings aboard commercial aircraft, arguing that airlines have deliberately misinterpreted the law to avoid the new requirements.
The European Union (EU) has called on ICAO to agree at its assembly in September to a “long-term goal” to address the aviation industry’s increasing carbon-dioxide emissions.
The compromise spending package signed into law by US President Trump allotted $17.5 billion for the FAA’s FY2019 budget, a roughly $550 million drop from FY2018 but $1.3 billion more than the administration’s request.
