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EU-Qatar agreement leaves many questions unanswered – update Lufthansa

The European Union and Qatar have officially signed their aviation agreement on March 4. It has been hailed by EU-commissioner Violeta Bulc as a huge improvement over existing agreements with the Gulf state country, but until we can read the full document and...

2018: Worst year for European ATC delays and flight cancellations in nearly a decade

Airlines for Europe (A4E) released news that should be read and digested. The EU experiment remains a work in progress. The “seamless European sky” is still a fantasy. For the full year, A4E reports Eurocontrol estimates that total delay minutes will be up by 53%...

Premium #193 – The EC Investigation of the Aircraft Engine Aftermarket – What it Means

Last week reports surfaced regarding an investigation being conducted by the European Commission (EC) regarding a competition probe in the aviation maintenance sector. According to reports, it centers about provisions in engine service contracts, and both Rolls Royce...

Expanding Heathrow – Ongoing Challenges

The Economist reports that expanding Heathrow continues to be a struggle. To try better understand what is at play here, we spoke with UK-based aviation consultant John Strickland of JLS Consulting.

2018: Worst year for European ATC delays and flight cancellations in nearly a decade

Nov 30, 2018 | Airlines, ATC, EU, Labor Union, Open Skies, pilots

Airlines for Europe (A4E) released news that should be read and digested. The EU experiment remains a work in...

Premium #193 – The EC Investigation of the Aircraft Engine Aftermarket – What it Means

Oct 20, 2015 | Aerospace, Air France KLM, Airbus, Airbus a350, CFM International, Engines, EU, General Electric, Honeywell, International Aerospace, MRO, Pratt & Whitney, premium, Rolls-Royce

Last week reports surfaced regarding an investigation being conducted by the European Commission (EC) regarding a...

Expanding Heathrow – Ongoing Challenges

Jul 8, 2015 | Airports, EU, pilots

The Economist reports that expanding Heathrow continues to be a struggle. To try better understand what is at play...

NATO and Russian pilots are getting too close

Dec 2, 2014 | EU, Military, NATO, pilots

Take a look at this short video. Norwegian Armed Forces on Sunday released a video of a Russian fighter jet flying...

Premium #136 The Norwegian Air International Debate

Sep 9, 2014 | Boeing 787, EU, FAA, Norwegian Air, premium

This week, the US Secretary of Transportation rejected a request from Norwegian Air International (NAI) to be granted...

e-Enabled Aircraft and Emerging Threats

Oct 30, 2013 | Aerospace, Aircraft, Airlines, Business Jets, Connectivity, EU, FAA, IATA, Security

[Guest Column by Oussama Salah, President Gulf Aeronautics USA] As technology advances, the obvious spinoff is...

The EU ETS – a view from the EBAA

Nov 14, 2012 | Aerospace, Airlines, Business Jets, ETS, EU, Podcast

The EU ETS process has vexed airlines and governments outside the EU like few other issues. Most industry people...

ETS starts to bite

Mar 12, 2012 | Airlines, EU, IATA

The ongoing kerfuffle over the EU's ETS is now starting to hurt in places the EU seems to have overlooked - in its own...

UK to look at Thames Estuary Airport plan

Jan 18, 2012 | Airlines, Airports, Environment, EU

An airport at the Thames Estuary has moved a step closer with confirmation the UK government would hold a consultation...

ETS deployment spurs carbon credit sales

Jan 13, 2012 | Airlines, Environment, EU, Taxes

Reuters reports EU airlines are buying up carbon credits on the cheap. Recently carbon credit prices have dropped to...

Outlook for Aerospace in 2012

Jan 1, 2012 | Aerospace, Airbus, Airlines, Alenia, American Airlines, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM International, COMAC, Continental Airlines, EADS, Embraer, Engine Alliance, Engines, Environment, EU, General Aviation, General Electric, International Aerospace, Irkut, Lessors, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi Aerospace, Superjet, Taxation, UEC Powerjet, United Airlines, US Airways

It is the time of year for prognostication. In that tradition, AirInsight will boldly go where all pundits have gone...

Airlines start to prepare for new EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Oct 6, 2011 | Airlines, Associations, EU, IATA

First thing this morning, ATA (Air Transport Association of America) came out with its statement about the new EU...