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Contingency measures include registering 130 aircraft in Austria and building a pool of spare parts in the EU.

Luxaviation is divesting the global business aircraft maintenance activities of its ExecuJet subsidiary to Dassault Aviation for an undisclosed amount.

The Vienna-based Lufthansa Group unit will acquire 10 Airbus A320s, close regional crew bases, and hand routes to other Lufthansa group carriers.

The Gulf state sought full and immediate liberalization of fifth-freedom traffic rights.

Industrial action forces Lufthansa to cancel around 500 flights from eight airports, including its main hub at Frankfurt

Flybe sells slots at Gatwick airport to Vueling ahead of its sale to a Virgin Atlantic-led consortium.

Air traffic control capacity shortages, staffing issues, and industrial action caused a sharp rise in 2018 flight delays.

British authorities have removed restrictions on the remaining three gateways in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.

A furious production pace in December allowed the European airframer to meet its delivery target of 800.

Rogue drone activity comes one day after the UK announces new measures to protect civil aviation from drones.

Deliveries of new Falcons fell by eight aircraft year-over-year last year, to 41 aircraft, but the tally was consistent with Dassault's delivery forecast.

Lower expansion rate and cost-cutting measures should boost the low-cost carrier’s financials.

The Irish low-cost carrier’s 2018 passenger growth slows while new cabin strikes loom.

Last year the airline industry recorded the most number of deaths since 2015.

Police and military remain on site deploying drone mitigating measures

Deal with Boeing again on hold following second Brazilian court injunction

Proposal calls for 3rd and 4th freedom flights between UK and EU27; status quo of frequencies

ManaAir is paying $70 million in cash for the regional operator

Post-Brexit rules could see widespread use of slot auctioning to solve capacity constraints and increase competition

Turbulence Aware will pool real-time, aircraft-sensed turbulence reports to improve safety and operational efficiency.

Irish low-cost carrier commits to participating in IATA’s IOSA safety certification program.

The airline industry has registered 517 accident fatalities so far in 2018.

The association again trims its 2018 airline profit forecast on higher than anticipated costs.

Brexit terms remain unclear following the deferral of a UK parliamentary vote.

The European OEM’s net order intake also lags well behind last year’s.

The deal includes a multi-million-pound investment in electric and autonomous flight technology research.

Germany’s civil aviation authority Luftfahrt-Bundesamt revoked PrivatAir Germany’s license at the end of October.

A new rule would end the standard practice of Russian operators registering their Airbus and Boeing fleets in Ireland and Bermuda.

The U.S. private equity fund promises a ‘strategic vision’ for the loss-making Icelandic low-cost airline.

The parties fail to settle all the conditions of a share purchase agreement.