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The concerns have arisen following ramp inspections by EASA personnel of several Egyptian carriers’ aircraft in recent months.

Noise and green caps threaten European aviation growth.

The court's decision was made following a legal challenge brought by Ryanair and its sister company Malta Air.

(EASA) has selected Florian Guillermet, the director of France’s air navigation services provider DSNA, as its new executive director.

IAG has formally notified the EC of its plans to acquire Air Europa and pledged to propose remedies it hopes will allow for quick approval of the deal in 2024.

The European Commission has set a new target date for deciding whether to approve Korean Air’s proposed takeover of Asiana.

Lufthansa and the Italian government have notified the European Commission of the German airline group’s plan to take a 41% stake in ITA Airways.

The EC said the proposals will build on lessons learned—such as from the pandemic and the 2019 bankruptcy of travel group Thomas Cook.

The decision not to institute the first phase of cuts appears to have been driven by pressure from the U.S. government and the European Union.

The Asiana board says it will meet again in November, after an Oct. 30 meeting about Korean Air’s proposal did not produce a decision on the freighter sell-off.

IAG is still in the pre-notification phase of the transaction and is still submitting information to the European Commission, the group's CEO reveals.

European pilots want scientific clarification and technological progress to achieve environmental gains from contrail avoidance.

South Korean LCC T’Way Air could play a role in Korean Air’s proposal to ease concerns from European regulators about the merger of Korean Air and Asiana.

Filip Cornelis, director of aviation at the EC’s DG MOVE, spoke at the IATA World Sustainability Symposium held in Madrid Oct. 3-4.

The European Commission launched an in-depth investigation of the Korean Air-Asiana proposal in February over competition concerns.

Flights between Vilnius and London City will continue despite the current PSO contract for the route coming to an end.

European airlines could face new hand-luggage regulations, affecting the size of bags allowed on board and the ancillary fees that can be charged.

With fewer slots available next summer at Amsterdam’s airport, the Netherlands’ plan to cap flight capacity to limit noise is starting to become a reality.

IATA says a planned reduction in slots at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for summer 2024 confirms its “worst fears."

EASA’s final rules for eVTOL operations differ in significant areas from the FAA proposals.

EASA and the FAA are both without permanent leaders at a time when aircraft certification and other safety concerns are drawing new scrutiny.

A European Commission spokesperson told Aviation Week "the funding will go [to] ... SAF production, feasibility studies and assistance with ... certification."

As EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky leaves Sept. 1, Luc Tytgat has been named acting executive director.

Virtual airlines market flights under their own brand, but they do not operate any aircraft themselves.

Governments and nonprofits are highlighting the huge price gap between low-cost flights and more expensive rail services.