KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and its five ground handling unions have negotiated a new 18-month collective labor agreement (CLA), which will contribute significantly to Air France-KLM’s Perform 2020 program.
More than 75 union leaders from the LATAM Airlines Group in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil and Paraguay are meeting in Santiago to support striking LAN Express maintenance and ground operations staff.
ICAO has launched a prototype online conflict zone risk information repository aimed at providing up-to-date information on potential risks posed to civil aviation by armed conflicts.
The US is reviewing a report that alleges Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways receive billions of dollars of state subsidies. The government has also established an open forum where information and views on the issue can be submitted.
Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has estimated that March’s 11-day pilot strike cost NOK350 million ($43 million) in additional expenses and lost future revenue, the airline said Friday.
Officials from Ireland’s Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) are studying the circumstances that led to two taxiing Ryanair aircraft colliding at Dublin International Airport on April 1.
In an effort to avoid “costly [public relations] and litigation,” United Airlines will open a Digital Operations Center at its Chicago headquarters to more effectively monitor social media, message boards and other online channels, the carrier told employees in a recent note.
The Thai government will introduce two new safety authorities following the announcement of a blanket flight ban on new Thai schedules by Japanese and South Korean aviation authorities.
The European Commission has approved three state aid schemes for the French aviation sector on the basis of new Guidelines on state aid to airports and airlines adopted in February 2014.
Safi Airways has confirmed its confidence in AFI KLM E&M by signing a component support contract covering their three A320-family aircraft. The agreement includes repairs and access to a spares pool.
While not criticizing French authorities for their handling of the Germanwings flight 4U9525 investigation, IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler said it has been “highly unusual” and “shouldn’t set a precedent for the future.”
The icing of engine power management sensors triggered the stall and fatal crash of Air Algerie flight AH5017 in northwest Africa last July 24, according to an investigation.
With 69 exemptions granted, but 771 petitions still in the queue at the end of March, FAA is moving to streamline its process for approving low-risk commercial unmanned-aircraft operations under Section 333 legislation.
The Kuwait Municipality has awarded Spanish IT company Indra a €16.3 million ($17.9 million) contract to implement an innovative traffic monitoring system in Kuwait City that will allow for gathering, processing, analyzing and presenting data to facilitate mobility management in the Kuwaiti capital.
AviAssist has launched the 'Friends of the AviAssist Foundation': a charitable network for the good of the aviation safety in Africa. Friends of AviAssist will support the work of the AviAssist Foundation in promoting professionalism in African aviation safety that AviAssist has been carrying out for 20 years.
[UPDATE APRIL 3] Irish carrier Aer Lingus, UK leisure carrier Jet2 and Eastern European budget carrier Wizz Air are facing legal action by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for breaching consumer law.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has warned that various Latin American airports may see possible strike action over the upcoming Easter holiday period and beyond, due to labor conflicts in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador.
