The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will inspect the MRO records and procedures of Thai airlines later this week after an ICAO report revealed lapses in compliance standards.
Korean airlines will face new and more stringent reporting requirements as part of a government drive to increase transparency in transport safety standards.
The UK government-appointed Airports Commission, which is due to publish its recommendations on additional UK airport capacity this summer, has launched a consultation on the air quality assessment of the three runway options shortlisted in its interim report of December 2013.
ICAO has completed a series of five Global Aviation Dialogues (GLADs) on Market-based Measures (MBMs) and their potential role in mitigating CO2 emissions from international aviation.
UK management and technology consultancy Helios has confirmed that the task force for the GCC FIR study will convene for the first time this week with its Director Middle East, Alan Corner saying the focus would be “very much on practical solutions.”
The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Eurocontrol have signed an agreement at ATC Global, currently running in Dubai, to enhance co-operation between the two for flight data exchange.
The US government is “taking very seriously” the request Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines and their labor groups have made that consultations begin with the governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar on alleged subsidies for the airlines from those countries, a US Department of State official said.
The US airline industry must safeguard itself against “atypical employment practices,” which could threaten safety as well as destroy the compact between employer and employee, a labor leader said here.
Delta Air Lines flight 2028 en route from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to New York LaGuardia made an emergency landing Thursday in Charleston, South Carolina after the MD-88’s cabin became smoky.
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800—enroute from Istanbul Ataturk to Nevşehir Kapadokya—flew through a flock of birds on final approach to Nevşehir on Tuesday, causing extensive damage to the aircraft’s radome.
A Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 NG, en route from Tân Sõn Nhất International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City to Delhi, was forced to make an emergency landing when its captain was incapacitated by illness during the last hour of the four-hour flight.
Oman’s Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) has launched a process to find potential bidders to set up a new low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Persian Gulf nation, with a call for interested parties to make themselves known.
The Cyprus government has confirmed that an application for an air operator’s certificate (AOC) has been received by the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) for a new Cyprus-based airline.
Harris Corporation has been selected to modernise critical air traffic control (ATC) communications at three international airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
London Gatwick Airport has launched a program aimed at increasing its engagement with passengers by offering them small free gifts at the airport in return for providing some information about themselves ahead of their trip.
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has reached a tentative contract deal with its pilot group that appears likely to end the pilots’ five-month work-to-rule campaign.
Global air passenger traffic grew 7.4% year-over-year (YOY) in March as Asia-Pacific holiday travel related to the Lunar New Year continued beyond February, according to IATA’s March Air Passenger Market Analysis report.
The revision of European Union (EU) passenger rights bill Regulation 261 is on the brink of stalling, with airlines fearing continued financial risk and potential safety issues if it is not passed by June.
A Jet Airways ATR 72-500 made an emergency landing Monday at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport following an unspecified hydraulic problem.
IATA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) are publishing new training requirements for airline pilots in a bid to prevent loss of control in-flight (LOC-I) situations.
Southwest Airlines and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 550, representing the carrier’s 250 flight dispatchers, have agreed to terms on a new four-year contract extension.
The crew of an Aer Arann ATR 72 flying for Aer Lingus is credited with “good airmanship” in finding a way to remove salt deposits that had completely blocked the view forward from the twin turboprop’s windscreen while attempting to land at Ireland’s Cork Airport in January 2014.
