Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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).
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Southwest Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with its flight attendants, represented by the Transport Workers Union.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dnata has appointed Emma Deane as Vice President Commercial & Business Development. In the role, Emma will support the growth of Dnata's UAE ground handling and Marhaba operations.
Maintenance & Training

The Taiwanese Aviation Safety Council (ASC) report on the fatal crash of TransAsia Airways flight GE235 in February has detailed the captain’s voice on the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) as saying, “Wow, pulled back the wrong side throttle,” seconds before impact.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Transport Committee Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have held discussions with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) executive director Patrick Ky and the European Commission (EC) on how to improve aviation safety in the wake of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps in March.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Ryanair has launched an EU wide online petition as part of its lobbying efforts to prevent strikes by small groups of air traffic controllers disrupting air travel in Europe.
Airports & Networks

US airlines said they are complying with a request from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide information on capacity planning and pricing as part of DOJ’s probe into possible “unlawful coordination” by the carriers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
The Russian government has reduced value-added tax (VAT) from 18% to 10%, from July 1, for Russian airlines operating domestic flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

United Airlines remains hopeful it will reach a tentative agreement with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) by July 23, or “relatively soon after,” an airline executive told employees recently.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

As more travelers expect free, reliable and fast Internet in terminals, US airports are increasingly turning to Boingo Wireless, an outside vendor, to provide it for them.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Spanish global distribution system (GDS) provider Amadeus has reached an agreement to acquire US-based Navitaire—which specializes in the ticket reservation sector through its Open Skies and New Skies platforms—for $830 million.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

[UPDATED] Major US airlines have been asked by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide information on communications they’ve had with one another, shareholders and financial analysts regarding capacity planning.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The European aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) updating its earlier one (published in August 2014) on flight in airspace contaminated with volcanic ash.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Sabre Corp. has completed the acquisition of Abacus International, the leading global distribution system (GDS) in the Asia-Pacific region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Virgin Atlantic is to cut 500 jobs as it works to improve its financial position.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
London’s Heathrow airport should be the site for the much-needed extra runway capacity in London and South East England, according to an official report.
Airports & Networks

By Henry Canaday
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) made headlines in June when a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general’s report revealed weaknesses at US airports’ passenger screening checkpoints.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

A failure to reach an accord on an international standard for aircraft emissions by the February 2016 deadline is now even more likely to lead to the regulatory mess airlines have long feared—governments around the world imposing a patchwork quilt of unilateral rules.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Ministry of Transport has announced proposed changes to the Air Code that would allow local airlines to overbook flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
United Airlines has invested $30 million for a stake in renewable fuels producer Fulcrum BioEnergy in a deal that could see the carrier buy 90 million gallons a year of jet fuel made from municipal waste.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa’s flight attendant union UFO has agreed to postpone any further strike action until mid-July after receiving concessions on pay and pensions from the German carrier.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates Airline has issued a 192-page report rebutting subsidy allegations lodged against it by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, calling the US carriers’ argument “a mess of legal distortions and factual errors.”
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Boeing will collaborate with Embraer to fly a test bed for environmental technologies in Brazil in 2016, as a follow on the US manufacturer’s series of ecoDemonstrators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation