Another Ryanair victory in EU Court on state aid, this time against Italy
The General Court has overturned the European Commission's decision to approve an aid scheme implemented by Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aid measure...
European Commission has objections against merger of Korean Air and Asiana
Mergers: Commission sends Korean Air Statement of Objections over proposed acquisition of Asiana
The European Commission has informed Korean Air of its preliminary view that...
European airlines follow Ryanair in its demand for swift EU action to avert ATC strike fallout this summer
Europe’s leading airlines are calling on the European Commission to step up to stop escalating industrial action from derailing summer travel for millions of...
Ryanair welcomes EU court rulings on Lufthansa and SAS state aid
Ryanair today (10 May) welcomed the EU General Court’s rulings on discriminatory State aid favouring Lufthansa and SAS over other EU airlines. The German...
ACI Asia-Pacific and ACI EUROPE call for comprehensive EU-India aviation agreement
On the occasion of the EU-India Aviation Summit kicking off on 20 April in New Delhi, ACI Asia-Pacific and ACI EUROPE jointly called on...
European Commission opens in-depth investigation into Romanian support measures in favour of Blue Air
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether certain Romanian support measures in favour of the airline Blue Air Aviation (‘Blue...
Ryanair condemns Ursula von der Leyen for repeated failure to protect EU passengers
French ATC strikes have unfairly cancelled over 627,000 passengers’ flights
On the 38th day of French ATC strikes in just 3 months, Ryanair condemned EU...
Ryanair renews calls on EU Commission to protect EU Single Market for air travel affected by French ATC strikes
Ryanair, Europe’s largest passenger airline, today (Mon 27th Mar) condemned the continuing cancellation of flights over France due to repeated French ATC strikes. As...
EU launches Humanitarian Air Bridge to help people affected by the conflict in D.R.Congo
The humanitarian situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is drastically deteriorating due to a significant further escalation of the...
Mergers: European Commission clears creation of joint venture by Fortress (CityJet) and AIV (Air Nostrum)
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Fortress Investment Group (‘Fortress') of the US,...
Ryanair calls on European Commission to protect overflights during French ATC strike from 30 Jan – 1 Feb
Ryanair called on the European Commission once again to take urgent action to protect overflights during yet another French ATC strike taking place from...
Connecting Europe by train: European Commission supports 10 pilot services to boost cross-border rail
The European Commission today announced it will support 10 pilot projects to establish new rail services or improve existing ones. Together, they will improve...
European Commission approves EUR 119.3 million French restructuring aid for Air Austral
State aid: Commission approves EUR 119.3 million French restructuring aid for Air Austral and EUR 17.5 million compensation for damage suffered as a result of the coronavirus...
EU demands pre-departure coronavirus check for passengers from China entering Europe
To tackle the current coronavirus crisis in China, Europe has decided on a coordinated approach. During a Health Security Committee, held today, the decision...
Probe into European Union/Qatar aviation agreement
European parliamentarians want to investigate whether Qatar influenced the comprehensive air transport agreement that was signed between Europe and Qatar granting Qatar Airways unlimited...
Goodbye flight modus: European Commission allows mobile network setup inside aircraft
Passengers traveling inside the European Union will be able to use their mobile phones to the maximum of their capacity and features, just like...
European Union agrees on a gradual return to normal for airport slot rules
Airlines will again have to use 75% of their landing and take-off time slots at EU airports during the winter season, according to an...
European Commission approves French measures in favour of Beauvais and La Rochelle airports, but orders recovery of EUR 8.5 million in aid from Ryanair and Jet2
The European Commission has today approved under EU State aid rules several French aid measures granted between 2001 and 2012 in favour of the...
Airline slots: European Commission proposes more flexible exceptions regime and targeted relief to airlines
Today, the European Commission adopted a proposal to allow the airline slot regime to respond more flexibly to unexpected developments in the near future.While...
Airlines reimburse over 500,000 flight vouchers as result of European Commission action in COVID-19 pandemic
The European Commission and national consumer authorities have just received confirmation from 16 major European airlines, that they reimbursed over 500,000 flight vouchers that...