Passengers will face new delays and cancellations during today’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) strike in France
Last week’s strike resulted in 300 flight cancellations and 130,000 minutes of delay.
Proactive flight cancellations necessary to reduce passengers’ inconvenience and to...
Ryanair cancellations: European consumer organisations fight back, European Commission informs
Last Friday, Ryanair announced the cancellation of nearly a hundred flights a day until the end of October. In this chaotic context, the Irish...
ECJ: “Ryanair crew based at Charleroi airport fall under Belgian labour jurisdiction, not the Irish one”
In a case referred to it by a Belgian labour court, The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that crew flying for Ryanair...
Carbon emissions: A4E calls on EU Parliament and Member States to prolong “Stop the Clock” without delay or additional conditions
Potential coexistence of two systems puts European carriers at a global disadvantage.
Today, the European Parliament has voted on the European Commission’s proposal to keep...
Passenger traffic growth at 9.6% for Europe’s airports during July
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its air traffic report for July. The report is the only industry report including all types...
Passengers face new delays and at least 200 cancellations during latest Air Traffic Control strike in France
? Since 2004, two?thirds of all European ATC strike days took place in France.
? ATC strikes in France decrease the connectivity of other Member States.
? Upcoming...
Ryanair calls on Macron Government & EU Commission to prevent French ATC strikes, esp. on 12 September
Ryanair today (11 Sep) called on the French Macron Government and European Commission to take immediate action to prevent the skies over Europe being...
EU Court: “The compensation payable to passengers in the event of cancellation or long delay of a connecting flight must be calculated according to the radial distance between the departure and arrival airports”
Decision of the EU Court of Justice, 7 September 2017: "...The compensation payable to passengers in the event of cancellation or long delay of...
ERA releases position paper on Brexit
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has today released its position paper on Brexit, detailing the position of the association on the future air...
Double digit growth for global air freight demand in July, says IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), increased by...
IATA: “Record Passenger Load Factor in July”
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for July showing strong but moderating demand growth. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs)...
Poor planning of Air Traffic Control (ATC) resources and capacity constraints leave European travellers with more than two million delay minutes — in one month
In a joint letter to the European Air Navigation Service providers (ANSPs), CEOs of A4E member airlines express their concerns regarding the disruption caused by air...
Worldwide first for Belgocontrol meteo service
As of recently, Belgocontrol has been sending its operational meteorological data to its international partners in a new data format. The meteorological service of...
WTO reverses ruling against Washington State tax incentive for the Boeing 777X
Appeal decision marks resounding defeat for EU efforts to justify illegal Airbus subsidies
Europe faces growing risk of sanctions as Airbus continues to ignore rulings...
WTO will move on to judge actionable Boeing subsidies to 777X
In a new round of the more than decade-long spat at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Appellate Body (AB) has today (4 September...
Ryanair calls on Bundeskartellamt & EU Commission to block Lufthansa-Air Berlin take-over
This should prevent a Lufthansa monopoly raising fares for German consumersRyanair on 30 August urged the German Bundeskartellamt and the EU Commission to block...
Pittsburgh Airport is first to allow public airside access
Pittsburgh International Airport, in cooperation with the Transportation Security Administration, announced today that it will become the first airport in the country to allow...
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker elected Chairman of IATA
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Elected Chairman of IATA’s Board of GovernorsProminent role effective from June 2018
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar...
The airline associations address letter to European Council about delays at border controls
Open letter to the EU Council of Ministers: Implementation of Regulation EU 458/2017 regarding reinforcement of checks against relevant databases at external borders
Dear Ministers for...
U.S. border preclearance at Brussels Airport as from next year
Belgium wants to conclude an agreement with the U.S. next year to allow US Customs to check at Brussels Airport all passengers taking a...