Norwegian Air International (NAI) has been granted approval to begin flights between Ireland and the US after a three-year process in which the US Department of Transportation (DOT) seemed reluctant to give the go-ahead despite being unable to find any legal reason to reject the application.
Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings and German public services trade union Verdi have reached a labor agreement for cabin crews Dec. 2.
Iranian and Russian authorities have updated the bilateral agreement between their countries, fixing the maximum scheduled flights operated by each side at 28 per week.
Fears that nations will build barriers to protect their national carriers were expressed during the annual meeting of the organization representing Middle East airlines.
Global air transport IT specialist SITA’s connected aircraft business SITAONAIR will partner with satellite provider Aireon and flight tracking data specialist FlightAware beginning in 2018, the companies announced Nov. 29.
Lufthansa has made the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots’ union a new offer in an effort to resolve the ongoing industrial dispute that is costing the German carrier €15 million ($16 million) per day.
Finnair is preparing for possible flight cancellations because of work restrictions set by the Finnish Pilots’ Association after a collective labor agreement expired Nov. 15.
Lufthansa’s pilots are holding out on a real compromise, as the airline grapples with six days of strike action that have triggered 4,461 flight cancellations.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has weighed in on a long-running subsidy dispute relating to Boeing aircraft, saying that a Washington state tax incentive on the 777X program contravenes WTO subsidy rules, but dismissing six other complaints made by the European Union (EU).
European network carrier lobby group the Association of European Airlines (AEA) will close, effective immediately, after many members joined the new cross-industry group Airlines for Europe (A4E).
A pilot program version of an airport wildlife trafficking assessment tool will be launched at Mozambique’s Maputo International Airport this month, IATA has announced. A global rollout is planned for 2017, IATA said.
Uber’s recent report outlining its vision for the potential of autonomous flying cars has captured the imagination of city dwellers and commuters worldwide. Who wouldn’t enjoy care-free flying in 10 years that eliminates gridlock at 200mph?
El Al Israel Airlines reported a third-quarter 2016 net profit of $70 million, down 24.7% from $93 million in the year-ago quarter. El Al said the result was mainly attributable to an increase in operating expenses over the quarter, which were up 7.3% to $470 million, compared to $438 million in 3Q 2015.
Airberlin is set to recruit more than 500 additional flight attendants related to the airline’s growth plan for long haul routes, especially to North America.
Lufthansa canceled 876 out of nearly 3,000 planned flights – including 51 long-haul routes – for Wednesday Nov. 23 following the call from Lufthansa pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) for a pilot strike.
The Austrian government will cut local aviation taxes 50% by January 2018. Pending government approval, taxes should be reduced by 25% in 2017 and 25% the following year.
