Eurocontrol and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have today signed an agreement to support African States that are part of ICAO AFI Region and their Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) in improving Aeronautical Information Services (AIS), including transition from AIS to Aeronautical Information Management (AIM).
Australia’s airport customs and immigration officials are planning a strike July 1, a move expected to cause significant disruption to international passenger arrivals at major airports.
French air traffic controllers are set to strike for 48 hours Thursday in their latest protest against what they say are deteriorating working conditions in the face of steady growth in the aviation sector.
The following remarks were delivered in Washington DC June 25 by IATA General Counsel Jeffrey Shane at the 2015 L. Welch Pogue Lifetime Achievement in Aviation Award dinner. This year’s Award recipient is Paul Mifsud.
Airports body Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) has appointed Aéroports de Paris (ADP) president & CEO Augustin de Romanet as its new president.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Korean Air has stepped up cabin sterilization procedures on all its flights following the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in Korea.
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
