IATA Releases 2015 Safety Performance – No fatal jet hull losses
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2015 safety performance of the commercial airline industry.The 2015 global jet accident rate (measured...
IATA welcomes new CO2 emissions standard for aircraft
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision by representatives at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to agree a CO2 efficiency Standard...
New ICAO aircraft CO2 standard one step closer to final adoption
An eagerly awaited aircraft CO2 emissions standard made further and important headway today at the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).The new environmental measure...
Improving Air Traffic Management efficiency with new collaboration tool
IATA and Harris Corporation develop SkyFusion
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Harris Corporation are stepping up efforts to improve air traffic management (ATM)...
IATA : Demand for air travel in 2015 surges to strongest result in five years
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2015 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.5% for the...
IATA : Air freight growth slowed to 2.2% in 2015
?The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released figures for global air freight markets showing cargo volumes measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) expanded...
Airlines for Europe (A4E) discusses aviation strategy with MEPs
? Michael O’Leary joins aviation policy briefing in Brussels.
? Overpriced airport charges stay in the spotlight.Today, Airlines for Europe (A4E), Europe’s new airline...
IATA statement – Italian Aviation Tax to cost 2,300 jobs a year
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) condemned a sudden increase in the Italian Council Tax levied on air passengers which will damage Italian economic...
Official announcement: A4E, new European Airline Association takes off
- Launch event with EU Commissioner and EU Presidency.- EU Aviation Strategy offers unique opportunity to improve competitiveness of EU airlines.- Stimulating growth by...
The ‘big five’ launch a new airline association: “Airlines for Europe” (A4E)
Five major European airline groups launched a new alliance aimed at promoting their interests when dealing with national and EU regulators, today (20 January)...
Airline associations call on the Dutch Presidency to drive forward the EU Aviation Strategy
On the eve of the EU Aviation Summit, the European airspace user associations (AEA, EBAA, EEA, ELFAA, ERA and IACA *) are urging the...
Flybe and Blue Air join ERA board
Saad Hammad, Chief Executive Officer of Flybe, and Gheorghe Racaru, Director General of Blue Air, have been elected to the board of the European...
IATA’s chart of the week: China’s air passenger market can withstand stock bubble burst
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Large falls in the Chinese stock market since the start of 2016 have filled...
IATA registers healthy November air passenger traffic demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November showing continued strong traffic growth above the 10-year average rate of...
IATA: Decline in air freight volumes bottoms out
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing air cargo volumes (measured in Freight Tonne Kilometers) were down...
EASA Opinion on AIR OPS balloons published
EASA published draft revised European operational rules for balloons. This activity was conducted in the context of the EASA General Aviation Road Map which...
Spain and Belgium take over NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission
The 40th rotation of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission will take place this week (7 January 2016) in Lithuania and Estonia. Responsibility for the...
IATA news brief: Reducing fraudulent payment transactions in the air travel industry
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced it is expanding its activities to prevent payment fraud in the air travel industry. Payment fraud costs...
In 2015 AEA member airlines achieve highest rate of growth since 2011
According to first estimates of our research team, AEA member airlines in 2015 achieved the highest rate of growth in passenger traffic since 2011,...
Boeing agrees to pay $12 million and enhance its compliance systems to settle enforcement cases
December 22, 2015WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement with Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) that...