Inside France’s vaccine passport and test verification COVID app
It is clear that proving test and vaccination status of travellers is — and will remain — a substantial challenge in the present and next ph... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: European Union
EASA issues call for tenders on cabin air quality study
For many years, airline crew members have expressed a wide variety of health concerns about contaminated air on aircraft. Now the European U... Continue Reading
Airline catering association argues for special case on plastics laws
The strength of feeling with which the world has been grappling with the amount of plastic waste, single-use plastics and plastic marine lit... Continue Reading
Campaign for EU-wide aviation tax to tackle climate change gathers pace
Calls for the introduction of a European Union-wide environmental tax on aviation grew louder last week when ministers from across the bloc ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Aireon certified by EASA as ANSP for surveillance services
Aireon was officially approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as an Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Organization... Continue Reading
European regional airlines could be hardest hit by no-deal Brexit
As UK Prime Minister Theresa May attempts to rally support for the country’s European Union withdrawal agreement ahead of a key Parlia... Continue Reading
Bizav & Brexit? Still nothing to report and that is a problem
The deal’s not done until it’s done, but by all reasonable outcomes, the UK will leave the EU at 1100 on Friday, 29 March 2019. For business... Continue Reading
EU court ruling on wild cat strikes is wild card for airlines, passengers
The Court of Justice of the European Union announced this week that German leisure airline TUIfly will be responsible for paying compensatio... Continue Reading
Inmarsat says EAN remains on track despite Belgium court decision
Inmarsat says the launch of its European Aviation Network (EAN) remains on track despite a decision by the Belgium Market Court to annul its... Continue Reading
KLM outlines challenges of reducing inflight catering waste
Dutch carrier KLM aims to halve the amount of residual waste from its onboard catering activities by 2025, but admits “slow” pro... Continue Reading
OPINION: Why approving NAI’s permit is good for US airline industry
Predictably, most of the interview pitches I have received from PR people regarding the Department of Transportation’s final decision on 2 D... Continue Reading
London Heathrow third runway nowhere near a sure bet
This week’s announcement by the UK Government that it is throwing its weight behind a proposal to build a third runway at London Heathrow ma... Continue Reading
Airport security concerns mount in wake of UK Brexit decision
Recent terrorist attacks on the landside areas of Brussels Zaventem and Istanbul Ataturk airports highlight the need for increased cross-bor... Continue Reading
Aviation weighs challenges of post-Brexit environment
The votes have been tallied and the #Brexit die is cast. Even as uncertainty over the impact of the UK’s decision to depart the EU rem... Continue Reading
Passenger rights gets a boost as EU interprets guidance
Updates to the EU261 rules should benefit passengers facing delayed or cancelled flights. The industry is mostly supportive, though it wants... Continue Reading
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