IATA: 2019 starts on a positive note for passenger demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2019 showing traffic (revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose 6.5% compared...
European Commission calls on Belgium to comply with rules on the flexible use of airspace
The Commission decided today to send a reasoned opinion to Belgium for failing to comply with its obligations under EU rules on the flexible...
Airlines for Europe (A4E): “Europe’s inefficient airspace cost the EU €17.6 bn in 2018; 334 million passengers affected”
Air Traffic Control (ATC) capacity and staff shortfalls responsible for >75% all 2018 delays
Airlines for Europe (A4E) airlines working to mitigate passenger...
Airlines for Europe (A4E) urges EU to make aviation a future political priority; improvements in Europe’s air traffic management
Lack of airspace capacity, ill-suited policies and need for greater support on sustainability challenges are sounding the alarm bell for EU action
Improvements...
Airlines for Europe (A4E) commits to developing sustainability targets to better support EU goals; calls for smart policies and tailored research & development initiatives
A new study reveals European airlines have saved 20 million tonnes of CO2 emissions since 2014 (equivalent to 1.6 million intra-EEA flights, or...
EU and Qatar reach aviation agreement – Eurocockpit reacts negatively, airports & tourism organisations applaud
The European Commission and the State of Qatar initialled today an aviation agreement, the first such agreement between the EU and a partner from...
European Commission continues to push for higher social standards for aircrews
Aviation: Commission continues to push for higher social standards.The European Commission has on 1 March 2019 published a report setting out a number of...
IATA endorses the EU proposals (to be reciprocated by the UK) in case of a no-deal Brexit
Statement on Latest Aviation No-Deal Brexit PlanningIATA notes the outcome of the European Union trilogue which has substantially revised the Commission’s original no-deal Brexit...
U.S. Department of Transportation to terminate certain wet-lease arrangements with EU carriers
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will terminate the effectiveness of certain wet-lease statements that are held by various foreign air carriers of the...
Airlines for Europe (A4E) unhappy about yet another ATC strike, in Belgium for a change
400+ flights cancelled due to national Air Traffic Control (ATC) strike in Belgium tomorrow At least 50,000 travellers to be impacted, damaging European...
IATA: Healthy passenger demand continues in 2018 with another record load factor
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2018 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose by a...
IATA: Air freight demand ends year up 3.5%, despite softening late 2018
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released full-year 2018 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs)...
Air passenger traffic up 6.1% in 2018, but slide in freight raises worries (Liège and Brussels among the only 4 airports showing growth)
- 136.6 million additional passengers at Europe’s airports in 2018
- Top 5 European airports welcomed an additional 16.5 million passengers
- Passenger traffic growth up...
EASA certifies A330neo for “beyond 180 minutes” ETOPS
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the A330-900 for ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine aircraft Operations) ‘beyond 180 minutes’ diversion time. This significant achievement...
November Rain in European airports: continued growth in passenger traffic, but freight falls, risks keep rising
European airport trade association ACI EUROPE today releases its traffic report for November 2018, during which average passenger traffic in geographical Europe grew by...
Hundreds of flights across Italy to be impacted by national Air Traffic Control (ATC) strike tomorrow
The first strike of the year follows 30 ATC strike days in 2018, with millions of travellers affected- The strike will take place between...
IATA:Solid but moderating passenger demand in November
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced healthy but moderating global passenger traffic results for November 2018. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 6.2%...
Air freight demand flat in November, says IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), was flat...
Hundreds of TSA screeners at major airports without pay, calling out sick
At New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, as many as 170 TSA employees have called out each day this week."This problem of call...
ICAO: Solid passenger traffic growth and moderate air cargo demand in 2018
Preliminary figures released today by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) show a total of 4.3 billion passengers were carried by air transport on...