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.
ICAO’s 191 member states have agreed to the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), with 65 states—including the US, China and all European Union (EU) countries—signing up for the voluntarily stage between 2021 and 2026.
Southwest Airlines Flight 994, a Boeing 737-700, underwent an emergency evacuation Oct. 5 at Louisville, Kentucky, International Airport following a passenger’s report of a smoking smartphone.
German leisure carrier TUIfly has decided to completely shut down flight operations Friday after many aircraft crew called in sick on short notice Thursday, a spokesman confirmed to ATW.
German carriers TUIfly and airberlin were forced to cancel flights Thursday after many aircraft crew called in sick on short notice following concerns about a partial merger between the two companies.
US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) head Peter Neffenger expressed support for using third-party canines to inspect air cargo for explosives.
FAA officials said the “compliance philosophy” adopted by the agency a year ago, which shifted FAA’s emphasis away from punitive enforcement actions, has enabled it to aggregate and analyze key safety data voluntarily provided by airlines less concerned about being penalized.
The SkyTeam alliance has introduced an online, retroactive credit tool to make it easier for frequent flyers to keep their account balances up-to-date.
Air New Zealand aims to increase its participation in carbon-offsetting programs as part of its ambitious sustainability agenda, both domestically and internationally.
Managing risk, rather than eliminating it, has to be the focus of air cargo security efforts, US Customs and Border Protection commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske said.
Operations at Belfast International Airport were disrupted Oct. 4 after a TNT Airways-branded Boeing 737-400 freighter was involved in a landing gear incident, blocking both of the airport’s runways.
Airports Council International (ACI) has called for “a common sense approach to landside security” at the world’s airports in a resolution adopted at the group’s recently concluded general assembly in Montreal.
Russia’s Ministry of Transport has initiated legislation changes allowing passengers to use paperless boarding passes, taking away the contradiction that exists in current government regulations.
Delta Air Lines and its pilots’ union leadership have reached a “comprehensive agreement in principle” on a new labor contract, according to the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).
Airbus and Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation have signed a long-term partnership agreement to reduce aviation’s impact on the environment.
The United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Single European Sky (SES) technology arm SESAR have agreed to work together on air traffic management (ATM) improvements.
The low-cost carrier (LCC) lobbying group European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) is shutting its doors because of defections to the new cross-industry group Airlines for Europe (A4E).
The last of United Airlines’ labor groups without a new contract―the carrier’s 9,000 aircraft mechanics―are poised to hold a ratification vote on a new, six-year collective bargaining agreement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to toughen the rules against airline “troublemakers” at a meeting with Aeroflot Airline CEO Vitaly Savelyev.
Denver-based Frontier Airlines pilots have requested federal mediation in their negotiations with management, in a quest for what the union says is “industry-standard” terms for its members.
