Russian airlines taking part in the government’s commuter subsidy program have carried more than 281,000 passengers from Jan.1 through Aug.1, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is expected to raise the bar on approving new entrants in the domestic airline industry in light of market saturation and possible excessive competition.
Japan has approved Spain’s flag carrier Iberia to be included in a Europe-Japan revenue-sharing partnership, which includes oneworld carriers British Airways (BA), Finnair and Japan Airlines (JAL).
Regulations surrounding the carriage of lithium batteries—which have been implicated in several fires on board airliners—must be more strictly enforced, IATA and battery manufacturers said Aug. 15.
United Airlines’ technicians, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, reached an agreement in principle for a joint contract covering the company’s 9,000 technicians and related employees.
United Airlines’ flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), have ratified a new five-year labor contract. (AFA-CWA) represents 25,000 United flight attendants.
A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 diverted to a South Dakota airport on Aug. 11 after experiencing serious turbulence, and 24 passengers and crew were taken to a local hospital.
A KrasAvia Yakovlev Yak-42 overran a runway at Ufa International Airport in Bashkortostan, Russia, by 1,312 ft. (400 meters) Aug. 12, at 4:30 a.m. local time.
UK police have launched an investigation following an incident Aug. 9 in which an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was seen several hundred yards away from an ATR 72, operating on behalf of UK regional carrier Flybe, while on approach to Newquay Airport in South West England.
Gulf Air has announced a partnership with Akruu, an innovative online loyalty portal that provides members the opportunity to earn Gulf Air Falconflyer miles through Akruu's unlimited offers.
Southwest Airlines’ board of directors is standing behind CEO Gary Kelly and COO Mike Van de Ven, batting aside four unions’ public “vote of no confidence” calling for the executives to resign.
Embraer plans to reduce its workforce through a “voluntary dismissal program” for employees in Brazil in light of a challenging global aerospace environment.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will implement IATA’s standardized Cargo-XML messaging format within the next few months, IATA announced Aug. 8.
Germany’s Lufthansa has confirmed an incident involving a near-miss between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, and a Lufthansa Airbus A321 on approach to Munich Airport Aug. 4.
American Airlines and the TWU-IAM Association (an alliance of the Transportation Workers Union and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), announced Aug. 5 that they have reached an interim agreement to raise wages.
A Malaysian government official said this week the pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 had entered a course to the southern Indian Ocean on his home flight simulator, the New York Times, AP and other news organizations are reporting.
FAA is opening up approximately 1,400 new entry-level air traffic control specialist (ATCS) positions and will accept applications Aug. 8-15, the agency announced Aug. 2.
Four Southwest Airlines unions are calling for the resignations of CEO Gary Kelly and COO Mike Van de Ven, citing what they call “leadership failures.”
The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will produce a preliminary report into the Aug. 3 crash of an Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300 at Dubai International Airport within a month, the regulator said Aug. 4.
Emirates Airline suffered its first-ever hull loss accident on Aug. 3 when a Boeing 777-300 crash-landed at Dubai’s International Airport and burst into flames.
