Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Airports body Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) has appointed Aéroports de Paris (ADP) president & CEO Augustin de Romanet as its new president.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
New European commissioner for mobility and transport Violeta Bulc plans to meet with EASA over the coming week to discuss an extension of the safety regulator’s remit.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
New European commissioner for mobility and transport Violeta Bulc has welcomed the newly united voice of Europe’s five leading airlines and has vowed to tackle their airport charges concerns.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Subjective words like “fairness” should be removed from the Gulf carrier debate, according to comments made by Etihad Airways, the European Commission and Ryanair at the ACI Europe General Assembly in Prague.
Airports & Networks

IT & Distribution-June 25, 2015
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The European Commission announced Thursday it has removed the Philippines from the European Union (EU) Air Safety List.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
International Airlines Group (IAG), currently in the midst of an attempt to acquire Aer Lingus, has offered concessions to the European Commission’s (EC) competition authorities in its efforts to gain approval for the bid.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll asserted that the pilot shortage cited by US regional airlines is really “a pilot pay shortage” that could be alleviated by higher starting salaries and more defined career paths for flight deck crew.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
A 12-week consultation on Europe’s future air transport strategy closed on June 10, attracting around 250 responses that will be complied into a report by the end of the summer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Two low-cost carriers (LCCs)—Tigerair Taiwan and Thai AirAsia X—have announced cutbacks in schedules to Thai destination following the recent red flag safety notification by ICAO on Thai aviation oversight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Hong Kong regulatory authorities have denied Qantas Group its application to start a low-cost carrier (LCC) in Hong Kong.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
An Abu Dhabi partnership—comprising Etihad Airways, Boeing, French oil company Total, Abu Dhabi oil refiner Takreer and the emirate’s Masdar Institute of Science and Technology—has launched a joint industry roadmap to sustainably produce aviation biofuels in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

UK leisure airline Jet2.com is spearheading a drive for industry-wide measures to tackle what it describes as a “shocking rise” in disruptive passenger behavior.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Korean Air has stepped up cabin sterilization procedures on all its flights following the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in Korea.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Asia-Pacific airlines carried 22.9 million international passengers in May, up 11.8% year-over-year, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
Airlines & Lessors

The US Senate has confirmed Peter Neffenger, the vice commandant of the US Coast Guard, to be the next head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Delta Air Lines is relinquishing its authority to operate flights between Seattle and Tokyo Haneda Airport, just days after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its final order allowing the Atlanta-based carrier to retain the coveted slots.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Star Alliance is evaluating new ways to create more value for its member airlines, CEO Mark Schwab told ATW recently.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways has welcomed the European Commission (EC) review of aviation policy as a chance to embrace “bold reforms” that put competition and passengers’ interests in the spotlight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

ICAO has listed Thailand as a “red flag” country following an unsatisfactory response to a safety audit earlier this year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa flight attendant union said it would announce several strike actions July 1 if an agreement has not been reached by June 30 over pay and pension benefits.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Star Alliance carrier LOT Polish Airlines was forced to cancel 11 out of 200 scheduled flights Sunday at Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin Airport after its computers were hacked, grounding 1,400 passengers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Air France-KLM has filed a submission to the US Department of Transportation, saying it “fully supports” US carriers—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines —on claims raised about state-owned airlines receiving subsidies in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Poland’s national carrier LOT Polish Airlines will launch the LOT Flight Academy, making use of its existing flight deck personnel as instructors, the airline said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Five cabin crew members were injured when a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A330-200 hit severe turbulence on a flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo.
Safety, Ops & Regulation