Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines’ pilots union is seeking court protection to prevent the airline from operating Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft without a contract provision for the type, a suit the airline calls “premature.”
Ryanair has opened a training center at London Stansted Airport, as it seeks 1,000 more pilots, cabin crew and engineers this year to fuel its expansion.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has put forward a plan to address increasingly long lines at security checkpoints at major US airports, but also is asking for patience from air travelers.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), flying close to Prague’s Václav Havel International Airport, forced air traffic controllers to issue an “immediate stop” message to an airliner on its takeoff roll.
Aircraft debris found in late March on beaches at Mossel Bay, South Africa, and Rodrigues Island in Mauritius have been classified as “almost certainly” from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
Two Air France aircraft have been involved in a taxiing collision at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, after the wing of a Boeing 777 struck and tore the tail of an Airbus A320.
IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler is optimistic that world governments will agree on a global carbon offsetting scheme for commercial aviation later this year.
Airline leaders at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Aviation Symposium say they remain concerned that protectionism is rising and could threaten further liberalization in the global airline industry.
Madrid-based tech-solutions provider Amadeus has partnered with Plusgrade, which allows passengers to bid for either upgrades or “neighbor-free” seats.
A key approval has paved the way for Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines to go forward with their proposed joint venture, but the process is not yet complete.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has created a task force to assess collision risks posed by small, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to commercial aircraft.
FAA will establish a Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) to help the agency navigate issues related to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) integration in the US national airspace.
