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Munoz: US carriers ‘strongly opposed’ to Air Italy’s US expansion

US carriers American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are preparing a “strong retort” to Air Italy’s service additions, calling the Italian carrier’s recent and planned moves into US gateways a “clear violation” of an agreement between US and Qatari government officials, Chicago-based United Airlines’ top executive said.

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  • AFCAC new secretary general
    Dec 13, 2018
    Article

    African aviation organization names new secretary general

    The African Civil Aviation Commission (‏AFCAC), the body responsible for implementing intra-African Open Skies, has named former Ethiopian CAA director general Tefera Mekonnen as its next secretary general (SG)....More
  • Dec 13, 2018
    Article

    Cambodia, Kenya sign aviation agreement

    Cambodia has signed an aviation agreement with Kenya, opening the way for flights operating from Africa into the Southeast Asian country....More
  • Air Italy A330-200
    Dec 12, 2018
    Article

    Munoz: US carriers ‘strongly opposed’ to Air Italy’s US expansion

    US carriers American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are preparing a “strong retort” to Air Italy’s service additions, calling the Italian carrier’s recent and planned moves into US gateways a “clear violation” of an agreement between US and Qatari government officials, Chicago-based United Airlines’ top executive said....More
  • Dec 12, 2018
    Article

    IATA: No-deal Brexit contingency plan is ‘essential’

    IATA expects “significant disruption” to air travel in case the UK leaves the European Union (EU) with no deal agreed on Brexit....More
  • Dec 5, 2018
    Article

    European regional carriers urge EC to clarify post-Brexit landscape

    The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has urged the European Commission to ensure continuity of services in the aftermath of the UK leaving the European Union (EU), or Brexit, on March 29, 2019....More
  • Dec 4, 2018
    Article

    UK and Canada seal post-Brexit air services pact

    A new agreement between the UK and Canada means air services between the two nations will remain intact following Brexit, the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU)....More
  • Nov 28, 2018
    Article

    US and UK forge Open Skies agreement

    The US and UK have agreed an Open Skies pact that will allow them to continue liberalized air services after the UK leaves the European Union (EU) in March 2019....More
  • Nov 27, 2018
    Article

    Industry observers see no upside out of Brexit for aviation

    Major uncertainty continues across the European air transport industry about the impact of the UK’s pending split from the European Union (EU), and clauses on aviation within a new Brexit political declaration provide little reassurance....More
  • Nov 27, 2018
    Article
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    US, UK close to reaching new Open Skies deal  

    Industry officials expect US and UK negotiators to reach agreement on a new Open Skies agreement in the next round of negotiations taking place Nov. 28 in Washington DC, but ownership and control regulations remain a concern....More
  • Nov 26, 2018
    Article
    ATW Plus

    IATA: Brexit aviation declaration ‘lacks details’  

    A political declaration agreed by the UK and European Union (EU), setting conditions for how they will work after the Brexit separation, calls for an air transport agreement to ensure continued connectivity for airlines within the European trade bloc....More
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Dec 12, 2018
Article

IATA: Cancellation of Mexico airport construction to cost over $5 billion

The decision by Mexico’s newly installed government—led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador—to cancel further construction of its new international airport will cost over MXP100 billion ($5 billion), according to estimates cited by IATA....More
Dec 12, 2018
Article

IATA predicts airline profits to rise again in 2019

Supported by strong demand for travel and a decline in fuel costs, IATA expects airline industry profits to rise again in 2019 following a dip this year....More
Dec 12, 2018
Article

IATA: No-deal Brexit contingency plan is ‘essential’

IATA expects “significant disruption” to air travel in case the UK leaves the European Union (EU) with no deal agreed on Brexit....More

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Blogs & Commentary
Dec 13, 2018
blog

Putting promises into action

Africa has been trying to liberalize its skies for the past 30 years. Lots of promises have been signed – some of them legally binding – but barriers still remain. When will the continent move from bureaucracy to action?...More
Nov 15, 2018
blog

Brexit teeters on chaos and still no air transport plan

No deal, botched deal, backstop. Brexit, a word not coined just a few short years ago, has become a common noun with its own set of adjectives and adverbs....More
Nov 9, 2018
blog

Disturbing Vegas controller recording

I’m posting this blog with a link to what is believed to be a recording of the conversations between a Las Vegas tower controller and a number of pilots in an incident Nov. 7 that led to FAA issuing a new controller staffing policy today....More
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