Lufthansa, Air France Join Forces Against EU’s Climate Plans for Aviation

An alliance of airlines and airports called for changes to the European Union’s planned climate change legislation on Monday, arguing it will make them less competitive with non-European rivals. Taking aim at aviation, a sector deemed responsible for up to 3% of global emissions, the European Union presented plans last July that foresee stricter rules […]

Virgin Atlantic ‘confident’ of post-Brexit flight deal between U.K. and U.S.

Britain is likely to have a bilateral arrangement in place to keep transatlantic flights going after it leaves the European Union, the head of Virgin Atlantic Airways said on Thursday. Britain needs to negotiate an air transport service agreement with the European Union to keep planes in the air when Britain leaves the bloc and […]

European Union demands urgent talks with Washington over airline laptop ban

The Department of Homeland Security is considering banning laptops and other large electronic devices from carry-on bags on flights from Europe to the United States, a department spokesman said on Wednesday. Travellers on flights leaving these airports are prohibited from carrying on board any electronic items that are larger than a cell phone. The afternoon […]