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EU ETS puts a disproportionate cost on small aviation operators....More

The US Transportation Security Administration’s plan to lift its ban of carry-on small knives, and sporting sticks is the right decision....More

Air Astana was incorporated in late 2001 and launched service May 15, 2002. The Kazakhstan government holds a 51% share in the airline through its Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund, with BAE Systems holding the remaining 49% share. In 2011 Air Astana was admitted to the register of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and is the only Kazakhstan airline to maintain repeated audit success....More

Swiss International Air Lines, which is owned by Star Alliance’s Lufthansa Group, was for the longest time a benchmark in the European airline industry in terms of profitability, service and setting new trends....More

Former Lufthansa CEO, supervisory board chairman and Star Alliance founder. Jürgen Weber is the recipient of the ATW 2013 Joseph S. Murphy Lifetime Achievement Award....More

As ceremonies go, despite being led by a man with a very French name and accent, Airbus president and CEO Fabrice Brégier’s July 2 announcement that his company will build a final assembly factory in Alabama could not have been more American. The red, white and blue was everywhere; balloons and confetti rained down reminiscent of a US political rally, and even the company name was given the Stars and Stripes treatment, to emphasize the “US” in Airbus....More

It was too long coming and it burdens European carriers with carbon taxes while their rivals get a reprieve, but the European Commission’s decision to suspend the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) for a year is without question a welcome move....More

Now in its second decade, the most compelling evidence of the US Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) performance is demonstrated by what has nothappened since 9/11. The number of terrorist attacks successfully brought against a US carrier since TSA’s creation in 2002 remains at zero. There can be no eroding of that security gold standard; global economies, the health of the airline industry, and most important, the lives of the general public and airline crews, depend on it....More

This industry has adapted to many watershed events, products and economic forces that have led to major shifts in the way it does business. Jet engines, hub-and-spoke, global alliances, regional jets, low-cost carriers and terrorism are among some of history’s most significant game changers. The biggest challenge facing airlines today is oil. Not just high oil prices, though that’s a clear and present pain point, but the volatility of oil prices. For most airline managers, jet fuel has become not just their highest cost, but also their most unpredictable....More