On May 20, Feng Zhenglin, Administrator of Civil Aviation Administration of China, Luminita Odobescu, the permanent representative to the European Union of Romania which is currently holding the Presidency of the EU Council, and Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport, jointly signed the Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the European Union on Civil Aviation Safety and the Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the European Union on Certain Aspects of Air Services in Brussels. Ambassador Zhang Ming, head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union, witnessed the signing of the agreements.

German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer fears that the construction of the new airport Berlin-Brandenburg (BER) will be delayed even further, German media reported on Wednesday.

Boeing Co's effort to build the world's largest twin-engined jet, the 777X, continues to be hampered by challenges with General Electric Co's new GE9X turbine engine, a top Boeing executive said on Wednesday.

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit said on Thursday it plans to bring its satellite launch system to Japan in partnership with airline operator ANA Holdings Inc , which will provide maintenance and possibly aircraft.

Canadian airlines and flight crews are forbidden to consume cannabis for at least 28 days before going on duty, the country's transportation regulator said on Thursday.

Airline Cathay Pacific has been found to have not followed data protection principles in relation to the security of passengers' personal data, Hong Kong's privacy watchdog said in a report published on Thursday.

Russian airline Aeroflot has scaled back the number of Sukhoi Superjet 100 flights it operates after one of its planes made a crash-landing last month, killing 41 people, according to data provided by a flight tracking website.

The French government wants new European Union executives to push for an end to the global tax exemption for jet fuel to reduce CO2 emissions but has dismissed opposition calls for a ban on some domestic flights to encourage train travel.

JetBlue Airways Corp is in discussions with Airbus SE about the European planemaker's plans for a longer-range version of its A321neo family as it prepares to jump into the transatlantic market, Chief Executive Robin Hayes said on Monday.

When Pakistan closed its airspace during conflict with India in February, Malaysia Airlines was not one of the carriers left scrambling to re-route flights because it had already done so two weeks earlier, the carrier's chief executive said.