Make no mistake, there’s still plenty of work ahead of the global air transport industry to deliver on the promises of the remarkable emissions resolution that was achieved at the ICAO Assembly in Montreal.
A Belavia Belarusian Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Kiev Zhulyany to Minsk was ordered to return to Zhulyany airport Oct. 21 in what appears to be a demand by authorities because of interest in one of the aircraft’s passengers.
The UFO flight attendant union for Lufthansa Group’s low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings has announced strikes could be possible at any time for two weeks, starting from Monday, Oct. 24, after talks with management failed.
“An unfavorable light” is being cast on US commitment to the law and its Open Skies agreements by the delay in finalizing a decision on Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application to begin flights to the US, New York-based JetBlue Airways has charged.
Italian flag carrier Alitalia has completed a major IT upgrade that involved switching its reservations system to a new provider, the airline said Oct. 19.
FAA is contending with a backlash from some communities around airports where Performance Based Navigation (PBN) procedures have inadvertently created concentrated areas of increased aircraft noise.
Technology company Google is rolling out a new function that will tell users when air fares are likely to go up, and by how much, based on historic data.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has outlined a collection of regulatory initiatives it is characterizing as consumer protection for airline passengers, including expanding airlines’ monthly operational performance reporting requirements and beginning the process for developing a rule on compensation for delayed checked baggage.
Regulatory and voluntary bans on Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones are spreading as airlines and airport authorities around the world are announcing bans or restricted usage on the device, which has been withdrawn by Samsung after some devices caught fire.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued an emergency order banning Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones from being transported by air in the US—either by passengers or as air cargo—because of fire concerns. The ban went into effect Oct. 15 at 12 p.m. eastern time in the US.
The European Union (EU) on Oct. 13 formally appealed a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling issued in September that states sponsors of Toulouse-based Airbus Group did not properly remove illegal subsidies for building large civil aircraft.
FAA has proposed a $78,000 civil penalty against Seattle-based Amazon for allegedly violating US hazardous materials regulations, the fourth time this year FAA has alleged the online retail giant has violated hazmat rules.
Southwest Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) have approved a tentative agreement for the Dallas-based carrier’s more than 200 aircraft appearance technicians, the group primarily responsible for aircraft detailing and appearance care services.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has confirmed that a piece of wing trailing edge debris, found in Mauritius around May 10 is from the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed in March 2014 while operating as MH370.
German leisure carrier TUIfly expects flight operations to return to normal Sunday, following several hundred delays and cancellations that began Thursday, Oct. 6, when many aircraft crew began calling in sick on short notice following concerns about a partial merger between TUIfly and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) last night finally concluded the long awaited historic agreement to implement a market-based measure that will support airlines' efforts to stabilise emissions with carbon neutral growth.
IATA has welcomed ICAO’s worldwide emissions deal as “critically important” and urged countries to stick with one system, rather than introducing a patchwork of other initiatives.
