Lufthansa canceled nearly 1,700 flights Monday after Verdi union called for ground workers to strike after rejecting the airline’s latest contract offer.
A two-day strike by El Al Israel Airlines workers in protest of a newly approved Israel-European Union open skies accord ended Monday after the Israeli government agreed to cover nearly all of the airline’s security costs.
FAA’s planned furloughs of air traffic controllers are set to begin next week, prompting Airlines for America (A4A) to file a lawsuit Friday against the agency to prevent the furloughs and flight delays that are expected to result.
[UPDATED] Verdi, the union representing 33,000 Lufthansa Group staff, has called for its ground workers strike Monday after rejecting the airline’s latest contract offer.
Boeing has been given permission by FAA to resume pre-delivery 787 production flights and operated a production flight Thursday with an All Nippon Airways-bound 787.
Three airline organizations have protested a decision by the European Parliament on the controversial European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
American Airlines said it experienced “a system-wide network outage” Tuesday that affected its ability to access numerous computer systems, not just its reservation system.
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has joined its US counterpart, Airlines for America (A4A), in protesting plans by US authorities to open a customs pre-clearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Plans to increase competition in ground handling at major European Union airports were given the thumbs up by the European Parliament Tuesday when it voted to adopt all the amendments tabled by the Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN).
Boeing is adding and repositioning a number of flight training devices, which includes new capabilities for training on Next-Gen 737, 777 and 787 aircraft.
American Airlines initiated a system-wide ground delay Tuesday afternoon owing to problems with its reservation system, likely leading to hundreds of canceled flights and thousands of stranded passengers.
FAA administrator Michael Huerta gave no indication of how close the agency is to approving Boeing’s fix for the 787’s battery system in testimony before Congress.
IATA DG Tony Tyler has rolled out a series of changes, following harsh criticism of the association under its former leadership at the IATA 2011 annual general meeting.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a proposed airworthiness directive (AD) Monday signaling approval of modifications for Airbus A380 wing rib feet aimed at solving the aircraft’s wing cracking issue.
The US National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team of investigators to assist the government of Indonesia in the investigation of Saturday’s Lion Air 737-800 crash.
