Asia Pacific lacks a set of harmonized guidelines for safety and regulatory practices according to Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) technical director Martin Eran-Tasker.
Agreement has been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation.
Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airlines has achieved IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification following an assessment of its operational management and control systems.
Korean airports will postpone all takeoffs and landings at airports nationwide for 40 minutes Nov. 12 to give students a low-noise opportunity as they take an important college test.
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will introduce a direct ticketing system through some 11,000 franchised retail outlets across the country's 18,000-plus islands.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused United Airlines of “unlawfully seeking to maintain a monopoly” at Newark International Airport (EWR) and filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against the carrier.
Lufthansa has filed injunctions with Düsseldorf and Darmstadt labor courts to stop the unprecedented strike—which began Friday, Nov. 6, over pay, retirement benefits and working conditions.
With 4.9% average gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the past two years in the sub-Saharan region, it is no surprise that Africa is forecast to become one of the fastest growing areas for aviation. David Adebiyi explains how aviation infrastructure is a key enabler.
The chairman of China Southern Airlines, Si Xianmin, is being investigated for “severe violations of discipline,” according to a statement from Chinese corruption monitoring agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).
266 firearms were discovered at US airports in October 2015, up 33.3% year-over-year, as detailed in Total TSA Gun Catches for October 2015 (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints at airports across the US).
Lufthansa has canceled 929 out of 3,000 flights on the third day of a week-long cabin crew strike over pay, retirement benefits and working conditions.
Emirates has started a review of security measures at airports throughout the Middle East, Western Asia and Africa as a consequence of the Oct. 31 crash of a Metrojet Airbus A321 in Egypt.
Egypt’s Accident Investigation Committee has said its initial observation of the aircraft wreckage from the Oct. 31 Metrojet Airbus A321 crash “does not yet allow for identifying the origin of the inflight breakup.”
Lufthansa has canceled 290 out of 3,000 flights—including 15 intercontinental services—on the first day of a week-long strike by its cabin crew, which is represented by the UFO union.
Southwest Airlines pilots voted to reject a tentative agreement on a new labor contract that had been reached between their union leadership and airline management.
Lufthansa Group has suspended all flights to/from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, a move made following strong statements from the UK government that an explosive device could be responsible for the Oct. 31 Metrojet Airbus A321 crash.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will have one of the world's busiest airspaces by 2030 with the country's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) predicting the nation will service over 5,100 daily aircraft movements by 2030, according to the UAE Minister of Economy and Commerce and GCAA Chairman HE Eng. Sultan Al Mansoori.
Poor Search and Rescue (SAR) coordination has been highlighted by a succession of international air tragedies. In a case study, Brian Day, ICAO HQ technical officer, SAR (retired) and now a civil aviation SAR consultant, said SAR's purpose is clear and unambiguous – it saves lives.
