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.
Boeing union workers in Washington state have voted to reject a proposed labor contract extension, casting doubt on whether the 777X will be built at Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ facilities in the Seattle area.
Finnair has downgraded its financial guidance for the year in the face of potential strike action that could start as early as Friday and last until Nov. 23.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday cleared the final regulatory hurdle for Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways to buy a 24% stake in Jet Airways.
By the end of November, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will issue guidance allowing passengers to use personal electronic devices (PEDs) during taxiing, take-off and landing.
With the settlement of an antitrust lawsuit with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) behind them, American Airlines and US Airways now believe their merger can close in the first half of December.
American Airlines and US Airways have settled the antitrust lawsuit filed in August by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), agreeing with DOJ to divest slots and facilities at several airports—including 52 slot pairs at Washington National Airport (DCA)—to enable the mega-merger of the two airlines to proceed.
Boeing won a key legislative victory over the weekend when Washington state lawmakers approved a package of tax incentives requested by Jay Inslee, the state’s governor, to help entice Boeing Commercial Airplanes to build the 777X at its facilities in the Seattle area.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) plans to encourage the launch of more new domestic low-cost carriers (LCCs) by implementing more favorable policies to lower standards and simplify procedures, according to vice minister Xia Xinghua.
While recent trends of strong air travel demand continue, IATA has reported a “slight slowdown” in global passenger traffic in September, with overall RPKs rising 5.5% year-over-year and capacity increasing 5.3%, delivering a total market load factor of 80.3%.
The US government has released key documents laying out the path to integration of unmanned aircraft in national airspace, but achieving the goals will require “predictable and reliable” funding for the NextGen airspace modernization program, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta cautioned Thursday.
The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether a €200 million ($270 million) government aid package for state-owned LOT Polish Airlines complies with European Union (EU) rules.
GE Aviation has signed an agreement to purchase cellulosic synthetic biofuel from the Washington DC-based D’Arcinoff Group, to be used for production and development testing of GE jet engines.
FAA on Tuesday issued a final rule that will give airlines and training providers five years to upgrade flight simulators and begin more comprehensive training of pilots for stall and upset incidents as well as for crosswind and gust events.
Irish carrier Aer Lingus has reported a third-quarter operating profit of €94.9 million ($128.1 million), up 4.4% from €90.9 million in the year-ago period.
The Air India Boeing 787, which developed windshield cracks while landing at Melbourne on Monday, will to return Delhi Tuesday night after being repaired, airline officials said.
News from Travel Technology Update: For all the drama surrounding IATA’s New Distribution Capability, it is only a technical standard that provides “just the basis for developers to do the hard work,” Gary Doernhoefer, a consultant and former general counsel to IATA, said.
