Talks between German holiday firm Tui and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad to merge their budget carriers TUIfly and Niki "to form a strong European leisure airline" have folded. Tui says it now will look for another partner.
Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has cancelled its Kathmandu-Doha (Qatar)-Kathmandu flights after Iran refused it permission to overfly the country, citing a long-standing EUR11,280 debt.
Qatar Airways ceo Akbar Al Baker says he expected US president Donald Trump to be “more shrewd” after Trump backed the blockade of Qatar announced last week by four Middle Eastern nations.
Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines is to offer a non-stop three-times-a-week service to Brussels from Shanghai starting on October 25 using B787-9 metal.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to increase its daily Paris service to 10 times weekly for the northern winter season.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime wants airlines to train flight attendants to spot signs that a person is being trafficked - and also to distribute information cards to passengers, cargo workers and airport staff that advise how to recognise when a person might be a victim of exploitation.
A US appeals court has upheld a decision blocking president Trump's revised 90-day 'travel ban' on people from six mainly-Muslim nations. The administration had claimed the travel ban is needed to prevent terrorism in the US.
Israel's Tourism Ministry and China's Hainan Airlines have signed a deal to open a new route between Shanghai and Tel Aviv, with the carrier the first airline to operate regular flights between the two cities.
The ceo of Bahrain's flag carrier Gulf Air, Maher Salman Al Musallam, has resigned, with no reason given for his decision.
Reports say 26 airlines have 'discontinued the process' of acquiring an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) in Nigeria. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) spokesman Sam Adurogboye said all 26 carriers had failed to complete the five-stage process.
The government of new French president Emmanuel Macron has flagged a privatisation program for airports operator ADP to help fund a EUR10 billion government drive to boost industry and innovation.
A new report by the USA's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says there has been an increase in the number of loaded guns confiscated at airport security check points.
The years-long dispute over whether to impose restrictions on three Middle Eastern airlines that fly into the United States has escalated to include criminal allegations.
Talks between German holiday firm Tui and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad to merge their budget carriers TUIfly and Niki "to form a strong European leisure airline" have folded. Tui says it now will look for another partner.
Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has cancelled its Kathmandu-Doha (Qatar)-Kathmandu flights after Iran refused it permission to overfly the country, citing a long-standing EUR11,280 debt.
Qatar Airways ceo Akbar Al Baker says he expected US president Donald Trump to be “more shrewd” after Trump backed the blockade of Qatar announced last week by four Middle Eastern nations.
Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines is to offer a non-stop three-times-a-week service to Brussels from Shanghai starting on October 25 using B787-9 metal.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to increase its daily Paris service to 10 times weekly for the northern winter season.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime wants airlines to train flight attendants to spot signs that a person is being trafficked - and also to distribute information cards to passengers, cargo workers and airport staff that advise how to recognise when a person might be a victim of exploitation.
A US appeals court has upheld a decision blocking president Trump's revised 90-day 'travel ban' on people from six mainly-Muslim nations. The administration had claimed the travel ban is needed to prevent terrorism in the US.
Israel's Tourism Ministry and China's Hainan Airlines have signed a deal to open a new route between Shanghai and Tel Aviv, with the carrier the first airline to operate regular flights between the two cities.
The ceo of Bahrain's flag carrier Gulf Air, Maher Salman Al Musallam, has resigned, with no reason given for his decision.
Reports say 26 airlines have 'discontinued the process' of acquiring an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) in Nigeria. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) spokesman Sam Adurogboye said all 26 carriers had failed to complete the five-stage process.
The government of new French president Emmanuel Macron has flagged a privatisation program for airports operator ADP to help fund a EUR10 billion government drive to boost industry and innovation.
A new report by the USA's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says there has been an increase in the number of loaded guns confiscated at airport security check points.
The years-long dispute over whether to impose restrictions on three Middle Eastern airlines that fly into the United States has escalated to include criminal allegations.
