Eleven months into its duty to examine the UK’s airport capacity requirement, the government-appointed Airports Commission has given early indications it believes additional capacity is required in the form of new runways in the southeast of England.
The European Parliament has called for a cap on the use of traditional or so-called ‘first generation’ biofuels (produced from food and energy crops) and a speedy switchover to new advanced biofuels sourced from seaweed or certain types of waste.
FAA has established a university-led center of excellence (CoE) for alternative jet fuel and the environment, as the aviation community continues its push to get low-carbon biofuels to commercial scale.
Alternative aviation fuels provide the best opportunity—as compared to technological and air traffic management solutions—to decrease airlines’ carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) executive director Steve Csonka.
JetBlue Airways COO Rob Maruster said FAA has a “credibility” problem regarding the implementation of the satellite-based NextGen air traffic control (ATC) system, leading to a loss of confidence among US airlines that worry expensive investments in NextGen equipment won’t “pay off.
FAA, sticking to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) plan laid out to cope with a prolonged partial government closure, has called in more than 800 Office of Aviation Safety employees responsible for both field inspections and certification of “critical” products.
The British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA) has warned the European Commission will try and force through revised flight time limitations (FTL) that were rejected by the European Parliament’s (EP) Transport Committee last week.
Industry reaction to news that the 38th ICAO Assembly last week reached agreement to develop a global market based mechanism (MBM) to tackle emissions from aviation was generally positive.
News from Travel Technology Update: Some US top travel management have rejected the idea that the Department of Transportation (DOT) should regulate the distribution of airlines’ ancillary products and services.
The European Union (EU) feels “vindicated” by last week’s ICAO Assembly agreement to develop a global market-based measures (MBM) system for aviation emissions by 2016, according to a senior EU official.
Opposition parties and trade unions have criticized India’s minister for civil aviation Ajit Singh for saying the government could consider privatizing Air India.
The ICAO United Nations Aviation Assembly has reached an agreement to develop a global market-based measures (MBM) scheme for aviation emissions by 2016 that will be implemented in 2020.
[UPDATED] The Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC), which was calling for an Action Day Oct. 10 to protest the European Commission’s SES2+ package aimed at speeding implementation of the Single European Sky, has canceled the strike.
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair said it will appeal a French court’s decision to impose fines and damages totaling €8 million ($10.8 million) for alleged nonpayment of French social security and state pension contributions.
The Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC) has called an Action Day Oct. 10 to protest the European Commission’s SES2+ package aimed at speeding implementation of the Single European Sky.
Dnata and Virgin Atlantic have expanded their partnership at Heathrow Airport, with Dnata's UK operation taking on ramp handling for Virgin's short-haul services from Terminal 1 (as of 31st March 2013).
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is proposing to curtail any above-inflation charges increases at London Heathrow Airport over the next five years, by capping prices in line with the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
