Lufthansa and the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilot union have agreed to arbitration by the end of January 2017, in an effort to resolve a pay dispute that has resulted in repeated strikes.
Egypt is launching a criminal investigation into the crash of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 after stating that traces of explosives have been found on some of the bodies of those onboard.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) fined American Airlines $1.6 million Dec. 14, related to excessive tarmac delays involving 27 flights at three US airports in 2013 and 2015.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted final approval to the proposed Delta Air Lines-Aeromexico transborder joint venture (JV), but is continuing to demand divestitures that the airlines have said are objectionable.
Third-quarter 2016 net profits for the airline industry were up 4.9% year-over-year, according to a sampling of 67 airlines reported in IATA’s latest Airlines Financial Monitor.
British Airways (BA) looks set to join the list of major European airlines that have endured industrial strife this year, following a ballot for strike action by cabin crew staff.
Alaska Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) approved a tentative agreement for the Seattle-based carrier’s more than 700 aircraft technicians and related employees Dec. 13.
The latest round of pilot strikes by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union will affect Lufthansa Group earnings by €100 million ($106 million) in the fourth quarter, the company said in a statement.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has proposed a new set of flight crew mental health rules, formed following lessons learned after a Germanwings Airbus A320—en route from Barcelona to Düsseldorf—was deliberately flown into the French Alps March 24, killing all 150 people aboard.
The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has approved a proposed joint venture (JV) between Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines (SIA), subject to certain voluntary conditions.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has temporarily grounded its remaining 10 ATR aircraft in the aftermath of the Dec. 7 ATR 42-500 crash that killed all 48 aboard.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing that airlines and ticket agents should be required to inform prospective customers in advance if an airline allows passengers to make mobile phone calls onboard the aircraft.
US industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) forecast 45.2 million passengers—a 3.5% year-over-year increase—will fly globally on US airlines during the upcoming holiday season.
The US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), which lobbies on behalf of US aerospace manufacturers, is preparing to go up against “some headwinds” as it pushes the incoming Trump administration to embrace global trade, according to AIA president and CEO David Melcher.
The European Commission has released the latest update of its European Union (EU) Air Safety List, removing all airlines from Kazakhstan, but adding Iran Aseman Airlines.
Brazil is expected to announce details next week of an act that will streamline some of the complex web of regulation it currently imposes on the country’s airlines.
Settling into his new role as the head of IATA, director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac has made clear his frustration with government policies that fail to recognize the value of aviation.
The Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has announced plans for the acquisition of at least four modern aerospace surveillance radar systems to replace the obsolete technology at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) and expand national aerospace coverage to airports outside the capital, Dar es Salaam, writes Oscar Nkala.
[UPDATED] A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) ATR 42-500, en route from Chitral to Islamabad, crashed on a hillside near Havelian after it lost radio contact Dec. 7, killing all 48 people aboard.
Alaska Air Group and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have agreed to terms that will allow for regulatory approval of Alaska’s $4 billion acquisition of Virgin America, which Alaska said it plans to close “in the very near future.”
United Airlines’ 9,000 technicians and related employees, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, ratified a new six-year joint contract Dec. 5.
Labor representatives of US airline workers reacted harshly to the US government’s approval of Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) foreign carrier permit, and indicated they will press US President-elect Donald Trump to reverse the decision when he takes office Jan. 20, 2017.
