While Congress continues to debate the pressing need for the US to raise its debt ceiling to avoid a default, the FAA funding extension program passed by the house, is unlikely to be passed by the Sen...
There are fears that the US government could double the security fees paid by airline passengers as part of its deficit-reduction plan. Although no firm proposals have been tabled, lobbyists represent...
Virgin Atlantic has suggested that short haul flights should take a greater share of air passenger duty (APD) burden. The long-haul carrier says APD has increased on its flights by 50% over the past f...
The US has moved to ban US airlines’ participation in the European Emissions Trading Scheme in bipartisan legislation proposed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The Republican chairman of ...
South Korea’s prime minister Kim Hwang-Sik has urged Japan to drop its boycott of a Korean Air after it flew over the Dokdo islands, which are known as Takeshima in Japan, which are claimed by both na...
The operators of Airone Ltd, trading as REDjet, commercial air services, which launched legal action against the Civil Aviation Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and Amral Mohammed, in his capacity as ...
Talks were suspended between union leaders and Air Algerie management when it was claimed a promise to reinstate staff sacked during last week’s four-day strike had not been honoured. "We withdrew fro...
The Director-General of Civil Aviation is working on a proposal to phase out the over 400 expat pilots/commanders on the rolls of various airlines in the country. The new deadline is set for 2013. Whi...
The US Department of Transportation has fined Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines up to $200,000 for its treatment of disabled travelers. Following an inspection of the Atlanta office...
Qantas and Virgin Australia say they cannot absorb the higher cost of fuel when the country’s carbon chargig scheme kicks in July 2012. Qantas said today that the average domestic fare would go up by ...
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is investigating low-cost carrier Jetstar. It is alleged that the airline did not carry out certain maintenance procedures on time on four Airbus A32...
The FAA in the US has proposed a $689,800 civil penalty against FedEx for allegedly violating US hazardous materials regulations when FedEx failed to provide pilots-in-command with complete, accurate ...
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