Greek ATC action completely unjustified, says ERA
Holidaymakers, businesses and airlines are, again, suffering at the hands of Europe’s ATC network thanks to today’s four-hour stoppage by the Greek Air Traffic...
IATA disappointed by Aéroports de Paris 2016-2020 airport charges agreement
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) criticized the decision by the French Government to allow the operator of Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris-Orly...
IATA statement on first anniversary of MH17
On 17 July 2014 the world experienced a shocking tragedy with the shooting down of flight MH17 on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala...
European Aviation: Commission releases Task Force’s report on Germanwings incident
Today the Commission is publishing the report it received from a Task Force led by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on the crash of...
“Big Five” Airline CEOs meet with EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc to discuss her new EU Aviation Strategy
CEOs representing Europe’s five largest airline groups - Air France KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and Ryanair – today met with EU...
European Commission requests BELGIUM, FRANCE, GERMANY, LUXEMBOURG and the NETHERLANDS to complete the implementation of their common airspace
The Commission has requested that Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands complete the implementation of their Functional Airspace Block (FAB). FABs are large...
ERA strengthens association’s relationships with visit to new member Air Greenland
ERA director general, Simon McNamara, met with Air Greenland’s CEO, Michael Højgaard, at the airline’s head office in Greenland yesterday, Tuesday 14 July. Air...
European Commission approves acquisition of Aer Lingus by IAG, subject to conditions
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Irish airline Aer Lingus by International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG)....
AEA’s cargo leaders call for a competitive European air cargo industry
Today, airline executives representing the cargo activity of the members of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) met with key MEPs, Commission Directors and...
EU Aviation: certifying third country operators to cut red tape and boost air safety
Today, the Commission and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued the first single air safety authorisations to 22 third country operators. These certifications...
IATA: Sluggish air cargo growth continues in May
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that growth continued to slow in May. Compared to May...
IATA: Strong traffic growth continues in May
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing strong demand growth compared to May 2014 for both domestic...
Finnair has received IATA’s PHARMA certificate as the first airline in the world
Finnair Cargo has passed IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics program (CEIV Pharma). Finnair joined the program under the successful...
European Commission updates the EU air safety list
Today the European Commission has updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational...
IATA confirms Ryanair remains the world’s favourite airline and carries more international customers than any other carrier
Ryanair today (23 June) welcomed confirmation from IATA that it remains the world’s favourite airline after IATA’s latest World Airline Transport Statistics showed Ryanair...
Regional aviation vital to Europe’s future, says ERA
As the representative and influential voice of Europe’s regional airlines before Europe’s major regulatory bodies for the last 35 years, the European Regions Airline...
IATA pauses rollout of “Cabin OK” to reassess initiative
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it was pausing the rollout of its Cabin OK initiative and beginning a comprehensive reassessment in...
IATA clarifies “Cabin OK” initiative for hand baggage size
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) issued comments clarifying key elements of its Cabin OK initiative which have been misunderstood in some reporting. The...
AEA is calling on regulators for the urgent need to adopt a new air passenger rights regulation
In 2013 the European Commission proposed the revision of the current Regulation 261/2004. Since then the European Parliament has formulated its position, however, progress...
IATA Airlines to address carry-on bag dilemma. Same size for everyone?
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced a new initiative to optimize the accommodation of carry-on bags given differing carry-on bag sizes and airline...