Following air strikes in Libya, it has been reported that Egypt banned a commercial Libyan aircraft bound for Istanbul from flying over its airspace. The aircraft was subsequently forced to return to ...
Indonesia is proposing banning the sale of airline tickets at airport counters in a bid to reduce crowds and eliminate ticket scalpers at terminals. Consumer groups have objected to the move arguing t...
Worldpay eCommerce expects online sales for airlines and travel agents in China to soar in the run-up to the ‘Golden Week’ Spring Festival – a growing phenomenon in global retail, travel and tourism, ...
Jetstar Hong Kong is waiting for the Air Transport Licensing Authority (Atla) to rule on whether it meets the Basic Law requirement of having its principal place of business in the city of Hong Kong a...
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration proposed a framework of regulations for all operators of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The FAA proposal offers safety rules ...
Greece will review the €1.2 billion deal for German airport operator Fraport to run 14 regional airports. Fraport, in partnership with Greek energy firm Copelouzos, agreed with the Greek privatisation...
The European Commission has closed a state aid investigation into Poste Italian’s €75 million investment in Alitalia. The Commission said that: “Evidence gathered by the Commission in the investigatio...
For calendar year 2014, US airlines reported the lowest number of tarmac delays longer than three hours on record. According to the US Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report, there...
Jetstar Hong Kong is to learn soon if it qualifies as a local airline following a hearing this weekend – if it is deemed so, it will be guaranteed a licence to become Hong Kong's fifth airline and it...
TransAsia flight GE235, which crashed into a river in Taipei, killing 35 people, failed to produce enough thrust after take-off, authorities announced last week. Data from the recovered Black Box data...
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United and others have proposed carriers in the US are exempt from state taxes on fuel. The proposal being considered by US lawmakers comes as the cap on jet fuel t...
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, the chief executives of three US airlines – American Airlines, United Continental and Delta Air Lines – have stated that they want the US government to modify or t...
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