Flight operations from Dubai International Airport were disrupted for nearly an hour Sept. 28 because of unauthorized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, activity.
The US-based Flight Safety Foundation said investigators’ conclusion about the missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 may make this the rare airline crash that calls for a criminal prosecution.
The missile that brought down a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200, killing all 298 people onboard, was brought in from Russia and fired from a field controlled by pro-Russian rebels, the official investigation team announced Wednesday.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments at the 39th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to agree a global market-based measure to help the aviation industry manage its carbon footprint.
Adoption of a global scheme to offset carbon emissions is the key issue facing the ICAO Assembly in Montreal on Sept. 27-Oct. 7. Industry expects agreement will be reached on the landmark measure, but not without opposition from some countries and several environmental groups.
The new IATA director general and CEO attends the ICAO Assembly in Montreal this week confident that the carbon emissions proposal that the air transport industry has forged is a good one that can be implemented.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has cleared the partnership between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Virgin Australia for another five years.
Aviation infrastructure shortcomings in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region have become a dire situation, prompting IATA to warn governments in the area of the potential cost to their economies if they do not quickly address airport and airspace congestion.
The second Airbus A350-1000 flight test aircraft—the first to be equipped with a full passenger cabin—was displayed Sept. 23 in a new carbon fiber-themed livery outside the manufacturer’s paint shop in Toulouse, France.
FAA administrator Michael Huerta said FAA is moving quickly to adapt to the demands of new technology, acknowledging that the pace of change is difficult for some in the agency.
IATA has decided to make the transformation of airline finance divisions one of its major objectives, after gaining broad industry support for this initiative.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has upheld a US claim that the European Union (EU) has failed to act on illegal Airbus subsidies, but has rejected other allegations related to the Airbus A380 and A350 programs.
Lufthansa said it has presented the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) a “comprehensive and substantially improved” offer for the approximately 5,400 pilots employed after union talks failed last week, according to a group-wide collective agreement (KTV).
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association’s (SWAPA) board of directors has decided to present a recent labor contract agreement with Dallas-based Southwest Airlines’ management to the carrier’s 8,400 pilots for a ratification vote.
The global airline industry is set for another strong collective profit this year, but there are indications that its financial improvement could be slowing.
Speed and innovation will be essential to securing the future of a healthy global air transport industry as the world grows more uncertain and more difficult to predict, the new IATA chief said in his first public speech since joining the association.
A JetBlue Airways first officer was temporarily blinded by a laser during a Sept. 19 flight from Boston (BOS) to Washington National (DCA), according to an FAA incident report.
Pilots at UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet have voted in favor of industrial action in a dispute over pilot fatigue, triggering a last-minute offer from the airline.
