European regional airport representatives are claiming a major boost in efforts to amend new European Commission (EC) proposals on airport charges, after a European Parliament transport committee supported applying the proposals only to airports handling in excess of 5 million passengers annually.
The EC unveiled the proposals on airport charges on 21 Novewmber, as part […]

US commercial air traffic was allowed access to restricted airspace in the New York region for five days last week to relieve pressure during a peak travel…

Industrial leaders in the UK including the Confederation of British Industry, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and airport operator BAA have today (22 November) collectively voiced strong support for a third runway at London Heathrow after the Government initiated a public consultation on the issue.
BAA chief executive Stephen Nelson says the plans his company are […]

A depressurisation during a test flight of a new Airbus A330 that was being prepared for delivery to a customer airline has reportedly left several people injured.
Reports from France say the aircraft was being prepared for delivery to Air Mauritius and was on a test flight yesterday near Toulouse when it suddenly lost cabin […]

Seven occupants of an Air Mauritius Airbus A330-200 aircraft were taken to hospital after a depressurisation incident yesterday (21 November).
The twin-jet, the first of two A330s ordered by the carrier last year was performing a customer-acceptance flight from Toulouse, the final step in the process before an aircraft is delivered. It had been due […]