Why Air France must apply new restrictions on entry into the U.S. territory
On 28 January 2017, Air France was informed by the Government of the United States of new restrictions on entry into the territory, applicable...
Royal Jordanian implements travel restrictions to the United States
Royal Jordanian (RJ) received instructions from US authorities regarding travel restrictions for certain nationalities.
Accordingly, starting with January 29, 2017, RJ starts implementing instructions that...
KLM today refused at least 7 passengers wanting to fly to the US
Last Friday Donald Trump issued an executive order that will deny refugees and immigrants from certain Muslim-majority countries entry into the United States. This...
TSA discovered record amount of firearms in passenger handbags in 2016: 9 per day!
In 2016, TSA officers screened 738,318,264 passengers (more than 2 million per day), which is more than 43,255,172 more passengers than for the same...
U.S. aviation workers sue Obama Administration to reverse DOT’s Norwegian Air International decision
U.S. Aviation Workers Sue Obama Administration to Reverse DOT’s Norwegian Air International Decision
IATA: November air freight demand reflects strong peak season
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 6.8%...
IATA: Strong demand growth returns in November
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2016 showing the strongest demand growth in nine months. Total revenue...
OAG punctuality league 2016: Brussels South Charleroi airport ranked 3rd in category “small airports”
Brussels South Charleroi airport (CRL) maintained its standing amongst the top 3 this year and was ranked 3rd (from 2nd place last year) in...
ICAO announces highlights of 2016: airline profitability and passenger growth
Preliminary figures released by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) indicated that the total number of passengers carried on scheduled services reached 3.7 billion...
EASA certificated Sukhoi Superjet LR version
JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft” has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of Sukhoi Superjet 100 Long Range (SSJ100LR). The certificate will enable Sukhoi...
Court of Justice of the EU orders Ireland to recover €8 per passenger from airlines (Ryanair and Aer Lingus) benefiting from unlawful State aid
The Court confirms that Ireland must recover the sum of €8 per passenger from airlines benefiting from unlawful State aid
The difference between the lower...
Bombardier CS300 Jetliner awarded type validation by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that its CS300 airliner has been awarded its Type Validation by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This most...
Boeing begins digital flight deck upgrades to NATO AWACS fleet
Airborne Warning and Control System upgrades improve efficiency, cost savings and operator awareness
Boeing today delivered to NATO the first of fourteen E-3A Airborne Warning...
Pilot mental fitness: EASA puts forward new rules for air operations
EASA published today a proposal to the European Commission on new operational rules to better support pilot mental fitness. EASA’s proposal is part of...
European Commission removes all Kazakh airlines from EU Air Safety Blacklist (as from 08 Dec 2016)
Today, 8th December 2016, the European Commission updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that do not meet international safety standards,...
IATA: October passenger demand moderates
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for October showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose...
???IATA: October air freight demand up 8.2%?, fastest growth in 18 months???
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in October 2016 showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers...
IATA: EU Renewable Energy Directive must prioritize sustainable aviation fuels
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the European Commission’s revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) to incentivize sustainable fuels, and urged policy-makers...
Airlines for Europe (A4E) urges the British Government to boost UK GDP by abolishing Air Passenger Duty (APD)
Highest aviation tax worldwide is damaging UK competitiveness.
Abolishing APD would boost UK GDP by 1.7% and create 61,000 new jobs by 2020,...
European Commission orders recovery of incompatible aid from Ryanair and TUIfly
State Aid: Commission approves aid to Klagenfurt airport in Austria; orders recovery of incompatible aid from Ryanair and Tuifly
The European Commission has found that...