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It has been announced that Spanish air traffic controllers will strike on two more days over forthcoming weeks as further protest against sanctions imposed by airport operator Aena on certain members of staff. It is understood that the controllers’ strike will take place between 06:00 CET and 18:00 CET on both September 26th and October

It was in 2012 that Airbus announced the go ahead for the construction of a US$600m manufacturing plant in Mobile, Alabama, USA and a year later in 2013 ground was broken. Today saw the official opening of the plant which will assemble the industry-leading family of A319s, A320s and A321s and which currently has over

Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport is notoriously congested and for the second time in a few years the management of the airport’s holding company, Angkasa Pura II (AP II), has decided to free up space on the airport’s apron. At least ten virtually derelict aircraft will be scrapped within the next few months after final notices have

Boeing reported that over the next 20 years the Asia Pacific region will have the greatest demand for commercial airline pilots and maintenance technicians worldwide with approximately 40 percent of the global need — more than North America, Africa and Europe combined. The 2015 Boeing Pilot & Technician Outlook, an industry forecast of aviation personnel

The current and 13th in a series of strikes by Lufthansa pilots has been ordered to end by the regional labor court in the federal state of Hesse, Germany, which has overruled a decision made by a lower court on Tuesday evening which allowed today’s strike to go ahead. The court ruled that the pilots

A frenzy of interest has been created since the French government announced the country’s intention to relinquish its 60% stake in Nice Côte d’Azur and Lyon-Saint-Exupery airports. Interest is particularly keen owing to a continued increase in traffic and stakes in two of the country’s busiest airports will present investors with relatively stable assets in