Safety, Ops & Regulation

I t seems to me that a signature of your leadership style at IATA is partnership. Was that a deliberate policy starting out?

When it comes to the environment, Lufthansa Group and Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport demonstrate how working together can greatly increase the dividends.

For Air New Zealand, living up to the very high environmental standards expected by New Zealanders and by visitors to this unique country is a huge responsibility.

Juneyao Airlines is a role model among privately held carriers in China. While some other domestic airlines are struggling financially, Juneyao has been profitable since it launched in 2006.

Air France and its three ground staff labor unions—CFDT, CFE-CGC and UNSA—have signed a three-year agreement

Alaska Airlines and its management team led by CEO Brad Tilden maintain a laser-like focus on first-rate operations and performance.

Amadeus has completed its $830 million acquisition of low-cost and hybrid airline software specialist Navitaire from Accenture, having secured regulatory clearances from the US, the European Union (EU) and Brazil.

From the February 2016 issue of ATW

IT & Distribution-Jan. 27, 2016

The planned launch in February of A4E, a new association for some of Europe’s airlines, is notable for a number of reasons.

Little time passed in 2016 before the burgeoning and increasingly formidable ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC) sector in the US made seismic waves.

Oslo Airport has started supplying Air BP Biojet via its regular fuel hydrant system, naming KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa Group and SAS Scandinavian Airlines as launch customers.

Two Democratic members of the US Congress and several public advocacy groups came together to express their strong opposition to privatizing US air traffic control (ATC), though it is unclear whether the coalition—particularly the two Congressional Democrats—would oppose every potential plan to separate ATC from FAA.

Air Canada workers, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), ratified a new 10-year collective agreement.

More than 8,000 flights were canceled in the US over the weekend, according to flight tracking site FlightAware, as a major snowstorm hit the Mid-Atlantic region.

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The airline industry is taking Italy and Norway to task for introducing new passenger taxes that it says will hurt visitor numbers.

IATA has denounced a 33%-38% Italian Council Tax levied on air passengers, which became effective in January.

Ryanair has called on the European Commission and European Parliament to either ban air traffic control (ATC) strikes, or allow other providers to step in and maintain service.

Ryanair has struck a five-year cabin crew pay deal that covers its network of 76 bases, building on the pilot agreement it secured in November 2015.

An American Airlines Boeing 767 transatlantic flight was diverted to Canada after it experienced severe turbulence that resulted in several flight attendants and passengers being hospitalized.

The European Commission has cleared Amadeus’ Navitaire acquisition, saying that the two companies’ businesses are complementary and raise no competition concerns.

Korea and Japan saw hundreds of flight cancellations over the weekend of Jan. 23-24 as unusually heavy snowfalls and high winds hit the region.

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has summed up two subsidy programs—the regional flights and the Volga region subsidy programs—for 2015.

Lufthansa and the Independent Flight Attendants’ Organization (UFO) have agreed on arbitration talks, which will continue until June 30, 2016.