- Gold Coast Airport Expansion Sparks Fears for Endangered Plants, Animals[Oct. 14, 2015]
Gold Coast Airport says it is considering ways to protect endangered plants and animals in the path of its expansion.
- Celebrity Endorsements: Airlines Wage War on Expensive New Front[Oct. 10, 2015]
Competition between the world's major airlines has moved beyond who has the best product, to who has the hottest celebrity endorsement.
- Dublin Plane Crash Prompts Wingtip Safety Recommendation[Oct. 10, 2015]
An air accident report into a crash between two Ryanair aircraft at Dublin airport has revealed difficulties with "winglets" -- the upturned end points of wings -- which are increasingly being fitted to aircraft across the world.
- Aircraft Are Highly Vulnerable to Cyber Attack: Ky[Oct. 09, 2015]
Europe's top aviation safety chief has warned that hackers could maliciously infiltrate an aircraft's critical systems.
- Information on Boarding Pass Barcodes Poses Personal Security Risk[Oct. 08, 2015]
You probably don't realize it, but the data stored within the barcode at the bottom of your airline boarding pass can hold personal information that could be valuable to hackers, identity thieves or even stalkers.
- Keep One Eye on Etihad Airways Partners (and Sabre's Supporting Role), After IFE Deal[Oct. 02, 2015]
Etihad Airways is once again flexing its muscles, extending its existing deal with in-flight entertainment provider Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) to five of its Etihad Airways Partners.
- Student Loans Could Help Avert U.S. Airline Pilot Shortage: Union Head[Sep. 28, 2015]
The head of the world's largest pilots union urged the airline industry on Monday to find ways to alleviate the rising costs of aviators' schooling, saying a shortage of regional airline pilots looms in the United States.
- Lufthansa and Ryanair CEOs Lock Horns over Airlines' Futures[Sep. 25, 2015]
Deutsche Lufthansa AG boss Carsten Spohr has crossed swords with Michael O'Leary, his counterpart at Ryanair Holdings, vowing to defend the German carrier's domestic market from further encroachment from budget airlines despite Mr. O'Leary's assurances that the business can only shrink.
- Europe's Disappearing National Airlines[Sep. 23, 2015]
Signs in the Vaclav Havel Airport here include a new language: Korean. It's not about an influx of Korean-speaking passengers. Korean has become the language of survival for struggling Czech Airlines.
- Airlines Liable for Compensation in Case of Unforeseen Technical Faults: EU Court[Sep. 17, 2015]
Airlines have to pay passengers compensation when flights are canceled or delayed due to unforeseen technical problems, the European Union's top court ruled on Thursday, handing a victory to consumers.