Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines canceled 150 out of 380 flights, or 40%, on March 22 for continued union negotiations, affecting more than 12,000 passengers.
Russian authorities have temporarily restricted Saratov Airlines’ air operator’s certificate (AOC) through April 27 and have grounded its Antonov An-148 fleet, following an unscheduled inspection, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, said in a statement.
Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) secretary general Abdul Teffaha has struck out at new rules aimed at better protecting European Union (EU) airlines, arguing that millennial travelers will “not allow protectionism.”
Regional airline lobby group European Regions Airline Association (ERA) wants to increase the pilot retirement age cap beyond 65, using case study work that is being performed by member carrier ASL Airlines Hungary.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) plans to develop an electric short-haul commercial aircraft. The company said future electric-powered aircraft will reduce emissions and noise, and provide significant savings in fuel costs.
The European Parliament’s Transport Committee has voted on new rules aimed at better protecting European Union (EU) airlines in the face of unfair practices by non-EU competitors.
The European Cockpit Association (ECA), which indirectly represents over 38,000 pilots across Europe, has signed a protocol, which it says will give pilots at Irish LCC Ryanair a pan-European voice.
Ryanair said it would offer all its pilots in Germany direct employment contracts after the agency that has been supplying many of them up until now said it would stop providing them.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has called on Dubai-based Emirates Airline to pay compensation to delayed passengers after the country’s Supreme Court refused the airline permission to appeal against an earlier ruling.
British Airways (BA) is trialing biometric technology to speed up boarding and arrivals processes in US airports at Orlando, Los Angeles, Miami and New York.
Air Canada late Monday was working to clear a backlog of passengers following what the carrier termed “computer-telecommunications issues” that affected both domestic and international flights.
The recent agreement with Florida-based ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines set against a generally positive industry economic environment has the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) confident that a long-sought-after new deal for its pilots at Denver-based Frontier Airlines is within reach.
An “unusual smell” in the cabin led the flight crew of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 to make an emergency landing at Albuquerque International Sunport on March 11.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has penalized three of the country’s airlines for what it says was concerted action in fixing and revising fuel surcharge (FSC), a component of freight charges.
Qatar Airways has expanded its collaboration with renowned Australian chef and restauranteur, George Calombaris, who will create a new edition of Greek-inspired in-flight dining options for the airline, starting 1 September 2018.
Ryanair has signed a union recognition agreement with Italian pilots union ANPAC, continuing the formalization of the airline’s decision to recognize unions across Europe.
WestJet, Canada’s second largest airline, made a surprise CEO change, announcing March 8 that Gregg Saretsky was stepping down “effective immediately” after eight years leading the company.
organized labor, following its December 2017 recognition of trades unions, although the risk of industrial action from some national groups cannot yet be ruled out, the airline’s COO said in London March 7.
Investigators probing the Feb. 13 inflight shutdown of the No. 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4077 engine on United Airlines Boeing 777-200 heading to Honolulu have traced the issue to a fan-blade separation, a preliminary NTSB report revealed.
