A New York bankruptcy court has given the go-ahead for American Airlines' parent company AMR to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Dec. 9. On the same day, American and US Airways will merge to form the world’s largest airline.
FAA has issued an airworthiness directive requiring operators of GE Aviation GEnx-powered Boeing 747-8s, 747-8Fs and 787-8s to avoid flying in moderate or severe high-altitude ice crystal icing (ICI) conditions.
Airlines that fly over the contested East China Sea are so far not seeing their schedules affected by China’s new rules, but they are seeking clarification of those rules.
Airlines for America (A4A) has projected that 25 million passengers are flying US airlines this Thanksgiving travel period—Nov. 22 through Dec. 3—an increase of 1.5% from 2012.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering a proposal to ease restrictions on cell phone calls aboard commercial flights within the US.
Russian State Duma is considering a bill banning aircraft over 20 years old following the Nov. 17 crash of a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 in Kazan.
The European Parliament has approved funding for the region’s two satellite navigation programs—Galileo and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS)—until 2020.
A Boeing Dreamlifter cargo aircraft operated by Atlas Air safely reached its eventual destination Thursday afternoon after having mistakenly landed at the wrong airport—which was unequipped to handle the modified 747-400 freighter—Wednesday night.
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A preliminary analysis of the Nov. 17 Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 crash in Kazan has determined there was no indication of technical failure in the systems and engines.
Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu of Nigeria has been elected as the fifth president of the ICAO Council to replace Roberto Kobeh González at the beginning of next year.
Premium air travel growth slowed in September, with overall international premium traffic increasing 3.3% year-over-year, but weakening compared to August’s 8.6% surge, according to IATA’s September Premium Traffic Monitor.
Finnair said on Monday that reconciliation had been reached between the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) and Finnair’s catering subcontractor LSG Sky Chefs Finland in negotiations led by the national conciliator.
Finnair continued to face a strike threat Friday despite an 11th-hour agreement with the Finnish Flight Attendants Association (SLSY) and the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU), which was supposed to cancel industrial action scheduled to begin Friday.
Finnair has reached an 11th-hour agreement with the Finnish Flight Attendants Association (SLSY) and the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU), which cancels industrial action scheduled to begin today.
Asia-Pacific airlines are being held back on global aviation policy making because they do not have the advantage of speaking with a single voice the way European Union countries and the US do, airline CEOs were told Friday.
A “patchwork quilt” of passenger rights regulations enacted by governments worldwide are adding “cost and complexity” to airline operations and getting “in the way” of good customer service, IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler said.
