Confirming our suspicions, the minutes of foreign investment proposal-clearing committee have revealed that the civil aviation ministry did try to prevent the creation of an AirAsia JV in India and wo...
Dzifa Ativor, Minister for Transport, stated at the 23rd Plenary Session of the African Civil Aviation Commission, being hosted by Ghana in Accra this week, that the Ghanaian Government has decided re...
Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has prevailed in the appeal filed by Olympic Airlines (Olympic) concerning the April 2012 trial judgment in ACG’s favour (see Airline Economics Issue 9 for the full story ...
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $4 million civil penalty against United Parcel Service (UPS) for allegedly maintaining four cargo aircraft im...
European airlines are vociferously objecting to a deal signed between the US and UAE authorities for a US customs outpost to be created at Abu Dhabi. The facility would allow travellers to clear US cu...
On April 16, the European parliament voted to approve the 'stop the clock' proposal for aviation that would effectively halt compliance for non-EU airlines with the Emissions Trading Scheme but only f...
India is working on framing rules to make it easier for international aircraft leasing companies to repossess aircraft in a bid to lower lease rates. Lease rates to India carriers increased when leasi...
The Indian government has relented and de-registered and handed over 15 aircraft leased it to Kingfisher Airlines from lessors that have outstanding rental dues. All but two of the leased aircraft hel...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided to grant authorisation, subject to a condition, for an alliance between Qantas Airways Limited and Emirates until March 31, 2018. The all...
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has confirmed that it intends to form a joint venture with local airlines and oil companies to supply jet fuel. The company aims to reduce airlines' fuel costs by...
India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has formally approved the creation of a new joint venture airline between AirAsia and Tata Group. In a press statement issued on 25 March, the ministr...
UK airlines CEOs have united in condemning the UK government for refusing to reconsider rises in Air Passenger Duty (APD). Willie Walsh, head of British Airways' parent IAG, joined easyJet chief exec...
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