A 10-metre long gas gun shooting drone components into an airliner windscreen. Sounds scary? It is less scary than a real mid-air collision between a drone and a plane or a helicopter. With the prospects of this happening in the future, researchers have geared up to find out exactly how

Summertime means travelling for many Europeans. More & more often, it means getting on board of an airplane and travelling south, where summer is guaranteed and warm air & water temperatures make holidays the best time of the year. Fortunately, these journeys have become much more

Small drones can cause significant damage to aircraft and helicopters even at moderate speed according to a recent study. Registration of drones, technology to allow visibility of drones, adequate training for drone pilots and geo-fencing together with effective enforcement rules are some

The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the European Cockpit Association (ECA) met with the Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc and the Employment Commissioner Marianne Thyssen for talks on the many and diverse social challenges facing the hundreds of thousands of aviation

The European Cockpit Association today voiced its concern about the lease by British Airways (BA) of aircraft and crew from Qatar Airways. The lease is being used by British Airways in order to undermine the lawful collective action of a group of BA flight attendants who are trying to

In the past days the EU has taken decisions that favour third country carriers to the detriment of EU jobs. These cases show that Europe is giving up on one of its key industries.

The European Commission is slowly but steadily cracking down on the unfair competition by 3rd country carriers. A new set of rules, proposed in June 2017, aims at ending the suffering of EU airlines caused by years of fierce competition with state-owned, heavily subsidized Gulf carriers.

If you are on social media, chances are that you will see a post or infographic about the success of the internal EU Aviation Market. Part of a campaign by the EU Commission, you will hear about low ticket prices, increased connectivity & business opportunities. While this is indeed a

The US authorities agreed not to expand the ban on bringing laptops into aircraft cabins for flights from Europe to the US. For now. This US decision takes into account Europe’s safety concerns of storing hundreds of devices – including their batteries – in a baggage hold. The severe fire

Smoke and fume or smell events – usually referred to as ‘cabin air contamination’ – are regarded as a potential serious threat to air safety, as shown by incident reports, and could pose a threat to the health of the crew and passengers. But while our knowledge of such events grows, thanks