The European Commission is investigating improper state aid at regional airports in the 27 member states. Last month it announced it has launched in-depth investigations at Marseille and Frankfurt Hah...
The International Association of Machinists has been selected in a second election to represent workers at the newly merged United Continental Holdings. The union was selected over rival International...
Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole has claimed that the screening of airline passengers could be far less intrusive in future. The “Checkpoint of the Future”, which is three quickly ac...
A group of Delta Air Lines pilots dis-satisfied with its current union national policies is threatening to form an independent union. The group has objected to the Air Line Pilots Association labor ag...
The Air Travel Advisory Bureau is prepared to co-ordinate legal claims against UK airlines that have not refunded Air Passenger Duty to passengers who have booked tickets but not flown. The ATAB, whic...
US Airways Group has asked a federal court to temporarily block its pilots union and individual pilots from taking part in or encouraging an alleged work slowdown. US Airways, which sued the US Airlin...
Southwest and AirTran were the first to roll back the 7.5% fare increase, while JetBlue, American and other carriers cut some prices as collection of the taxes resumed Monday. Congress last week appro...
Protests over rising air fares that have caused four deaths and 23 injuries at the airport of Mare island, part of the South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia. The French government has appealed to...
Jetconnect, owned by Qantas, has been fined $12,000 for breaching a flight landing curfew at Wellington International Airport. The airline pleaded guilty to the breach, which occurred on September 18,...
Air Canada has been fined $50,000 by the US Department of Transportation for violating “deceptive price advertising” rules in online ads. Air Canada ads on its websites in early 2011 were found not to...
Congress has reached a bi-partisan compromise to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. No agreement has yet been reached on the issue of collective bargaining rights for air...
El Al Israel Airlines has filed a complaint with the Israel Antitrust Authority over price fixing by foreign airlines on transatlantic routes. El Al says it was forced to close its direct Tel Aviv-Sao...
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