Earlier this week the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a safety alert to US and foreign commercial passenger and cargo airlines, urging them to conduct a safety risk assessment to manage the risks associated with transporting lithium batteries as cargo. The alert coincides with the release by the US National Transportation Safety Board which also issued two safety recommendations on Tuesday. These include recommendations to physically separate lithium batteries from other … [Read more...] about Lithium battery issue reignited after US safety regulators issue alerts
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ICAO reaches agreement on CO2 emissions standard
Governments, industry and environmental groups meeting at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have finalised the design of the first global certification standard for CO2 emissions from new aircraft. The new environmental standard was unanimously recommended by the 170 international experts on ICAO's Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), paving the way for its ultimate adoption by the UN agency's 36-State Governing Council. The standard, which has taken six … [Read more...] about ICAO reaches agreement on CO2 emissions standard
Air Berlin, Etihad in German codeshare ruling victory
Air Berlin and parent Etihad Airways have won an appeal against a Braunschweig administrative court ruling in Germany issued late last month which required them to cease codesharing on thirty-one routes beyond 15 January. In a statement, the German carrier said the Higher Administrative Court in Lüneburg had ordered the German civil aviation authority (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt - LBA) to approve twenty-six of the thirty-one disputed codeshare routes until 26 March 2016 - the end of the current … [Read more...] about Air Berlin, Etihad in German codeshare ruling victory
Etihad launches legal action, slams German “protectionism”
Etihad Airways said this week it would “fight all the way” to protect its 29 per cent investment in airberlin, slamming a German ruling to revoke some of the codeshares it operates with the carrier as “protectionism” by Germany and its main carrier Lufthansa. James Hogan, the president and chief executive of Etihad, said: “We will fight all the way to protect our investment, to protect our partnership with airberlin and to protect competitive choice in German air travel.” He added that the … [Read more...] about Etihad launches legal action, slams German “protectionism”
Etihad launches legal action, slams German “protectionism"
Etihad Airways said this week it would “fight all the way” to protect its 29 per cent investment in airberlin, slamming a German ruling to revoke some of the codeshares it operates with the carrier as “protectionism” by Germany and its main carrier Lufthansa. James Hogan, the president and chief executive of Etihad, said: “We will fight all the way to protect our investment, to protect our partnership with airberlin and to protect competitive choice in German air travel.” He added that the Abu … [Read more...] about Etihad launches legal action, slams German “protectionism"
Qantas, AA seek regulatory approval for transpac JV
Qantas and American Airlines plan to add at least two new transpacific routes in the next five years if they get final regulatory approvals for their joint venture on flights between Australasia and mainland North America. Although the routes were not specified, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has publicly stated his interest in a Melbourne-Dallas service once the airline begins receiving new B787-9 aircraft from 2017. American Airlines, which began flying the Sydney-Los Angeles route last … [Read more...] about Qantas, AA seek regulatory approval for transpac JV
