An Emirates Airline Boeing 777-200LR was involved in a ground collision with a Nigerian domestic carrier HAK Air 737-400 on Monday night at Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport, Nigeria, West Africa.
The Russian government has made several amendments to its airspace use rules, which will increase flight safety and conform to ICAO standards and recommendations.
London Heathrow Airport canceled 22 flights Monday after environmental protestors from the Plane Stupid action group cut through the perimeter fence and padlocked themselves to each other.
[UPDATED] The Teamsters union representing pilots at Republic Airways has filed suit against the carrier in federal court in Indianapolis, accusing it of illegally changing work rules and pay while the sides bargain on a new contract.
Southwest Airlines should operate more efficiently and profitably to international destinations if flight attendants approve a proposed contract later this month, an airline representative said.
Four major Indonesian airports have shut down on the island of Java due to the eruption of Mount Ruang, which has spewed large clouds of smoke, ash and volcanic grit more than 100 miles across the Indonesian archipelago.
Air traffic navigation services provider NATS has released a seven-page white paper aimed at widening the debate over the need for collaboration and co-operation to ease the Middle East's air capacity dilemma. Entitled 'The Case For Alliances In Air Traffic Management,' the white paper explores six existing alliances, either in or very close to the ATM sector. Those in the spotlight are the Star Alliance, Borealis, Eurocontrol, GE/SNECMA, A6 and Functional Airspace Blocks.
The British government will study the effects of air passenger duty (APD) on the country’s regional airports over concerns that lower levies in Scotland and Wales could draw passengers away from English airports.
After “lengthy and intense negotiations,” KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has inked an agreement in principle covering a new three-year labor deal with pilots union Vereniging Nederlandse Verkeersvliegers (VNV).
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aborted takeoff from Chicago Midway Airport late Wednesday after one of its engines appeared to spew fiery sparks as the aircraft was progressing down the runway.
Air quality and noise are the outstanding issues that could sink plans for a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, according to the Airports Commission, which published its final report last week.
The Lufthansa Group is implementing a new economy class fare concept on European flights this summer for three of its 11 airlines, chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told ATW in Warsaw.
[UPDATED] United Airlines said it was "recovering" after a technical issue with its computer systems caused the nationwide grounding of all its mainline flights for more than 90 minutes Wednesday morning.
Routehappy, which compiles data on amenities fliers can expect on almost every flight on more than 200 airlines, will soon provide information to many websites worldwide, the company announced June 30.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it is “open to pre-funding” as a means of contributing to the financing of the proposed third runway at Heathrow, attracting a considerable amount of resistance from the airline community.
Aegean Airlines is trying to reassure customers that it is operating its flight schedule normally in the wake of bank closures, capital controls and uncertainty over Greece’s future in the eurozone.
As a decision nears on an implementation roadmap for the UAE Airspace Restructuring the man leading the project, Assistant Director General, Air Navigation Services of the country's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Ahmed Al Jallaf says, “collaboration will be key to the final solution”.
Lufthansa’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC)—which had agreed to arbitration of all open collective wage agreements in May—said Monday that mediation has failed, raising the possibility of new strike action at the height of the summer travel season.
UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet’s cabin crew—represented by trade union Unite—will vote for possible strike action after negotiations over wages broke down July 3.
Peter Neffenger was sworn in Monday as the new head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) amid the agency’s reevaluation of airport security following revelations of undercover agents bringing banned items through checkpoints.
The European Commission (EC) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have issued the first single air safety authorizations, which are valid throughout the European Union (EU), to 22 third-country operators (TCO).
