The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will test what it is calling “automated” passenger screening lanes at security checkpoints at four major US airports later this year.
Saudi aviation regulator, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), has issued a new code of conduct for airlines and passengers designed to strengthen passenger rights in the desert kingdom.
UK budget carrier easyJet is formally seeking another air operator’s certificate (AOC) outside of the UK following the June 23 vote to exit the European Union (EU), or Brexit.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved an air operator’s certificate (AOC) for Harbin-based Longjiang Airlines, which is scheduled to launch its inaugural flight this year.
Over 300 European flights were expected to be canceled July 5 during another French air traffic control (ATC) walkout. European lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E) had warned that more than 200,000 passengers would be affected by the strike action.
Etihad Airways Medical Centre, the UAE's first aeromedical facility, and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI), Ireland's oldest post-graduate medical training body, have announced a new partnership to provide the airline with educational, training, research and operational excellence opportunities in the field of Occupational Medicine.
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, the UK-based air traffic communication systems subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, is to expand the capability of the ATC communication systems at Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC).
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has dismissed Norwegian UK’s request for an exemption to fly to the US while DOT reviews the Norwegian Air Shuttle subsidiary’s application for a permanent foreign air carrier permit.
After nearly five years of sometimes contentious negotiations, Louisville, Kentucky-based UPS Airlines and the union representing its pilots have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract.
UK transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin told Parliament June 30 that a decision on a much-needed runway in South East England would be postponed until “at least October.”
Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council (ASC) has concluded the TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 crash on Feb. 4, 2015 was caused by the crew shutting down the wrong Pratt & Whitney PW127 engine after a technical fault.
United Airlines flight attendants’ union leaders have unanimously backed the terms of a proposed five-year labor contract that will now be sent to rank-and-file flight attendants for a ratification vote.
Initial evidence gleaned from the flight data recorder (FDR) of Egyptair flight MS804 indicates the Airbus A320 experienced smoke in two separate locations on the aircraft prior to its crash into the Mediterranean Sea.
Italian carrier Meridiana has agreed a redundancy package with its trade unions, a prerequisite to Qatar Airways taking a stake in the struggling Sardinia-based company.
The death toll from the July 28 terrorist attack at Istanbul Ataturk Airport (IST) has risen to 41 people, with more than 200 injured, according to Turkish officials.
[UPDATED] Istanbul Ataturk Airport (IST) was hit by explosions June 28 and, according to Turkish state television, at least 28 people were killed and at least 60 were wounded.
Leaders of the Airlines for Europe (A4E) lobbying group have set out a series of proposed measures to reduce the impact of air traffic control (ATC) strikes.
Airlines will continue operating under the same regulations, at least in the near-to-medium term, despite the UK’s vote June 23 to leave the European Union (EU), or “Brexit,” experts say.
French air accident investigation agency BEA has repaired the damaged flight data recorder from the EgyptAir Airbus A320 that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in May.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has launched an investigation into the June 27 Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777 fire at Singapore Changi Airport. CAAS’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau will lead the probe “and will get to the bottom of the matter,” Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a statement.
