Arkefly, the airline based in Haarlemmermeer in the Netherlands, has announced that it will operate non-stop flights from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, from October 7, 2009.

Wizz Air, of Hungary, which operates several flights from Bulgaria, is to start 4 new routes from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, to 4 destinations in Western Europe – Paris (France), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain) and Forlì, near Bologna (Italy) – from May 22, 2010.

United Airlines has announced that it will charge fees for a second checked bag for many of its international flights.

The European Commission (EC) has given its final approval to Lufthansa, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, to take over Austrian Airlines, the national airline of Austria.

Here is good news that cheers holidaymakers from Germany whose trips the rain may spoil.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, has obtained permission from the European Union (EU) to buy a big stake in Brussels Airlines, the largest airline based in Belgium.

Israeli airline passengers more 'tolerant' than Europeans, a survey by British Airways shows.

Eurocontrol, the air traffic control (ATC) agency of Europe, has launched a new flight-data processing system based in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

The Environment Agency of the United Kingdom has been assigned to supervise the European Union’s forthcoming plan to cap emissions from the aviation sector.

The European Union (EU) and Pakistan have signed an agreement on civil aviation.

The European Commission has initiated an investigation into allegations that Deutsche Lufthansa, the flag-carier airline of Germany, may not have paid enough to buy Austrian Airlines, the flag carrier of Austria.

The European Union (EU) is investigating whether the proposed takeover of Brussels Airlines, the largest airline in Belgium, by Lufthansa AG, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, violates “fair and open competition” in the airline sector leading to a monopoly on some routes.

Eclipse Aviation, the aircraft manufacturer based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the United States, has received certification for its Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

The European Union (EU) has decided to press countries outside the alliance to include aviation in their existing or future schemes meant to restrict emissions of greenhouse gases.

Notwithstanding the general slump in Europe’s airline industry, some of the continent’s low-cost airlines are continuing to attract record number of passengers.

Ryanair, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and the largest low-cost carrier in Europe, is planning to revive a bid worth €1 billion (£800 million) for Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland.  In a statement, Ryanair said: “The worsening economic climate and high fuel costs could force European competition regulators to adopt ...

The European Commission (EU) has begun an anti-trust investigation into a revenue-sharing pact signed between British Airways, American Airlines and Spain’s Iberia Airlines.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag carrier of Germany, has confirmed that it has formally expressed an interest in buying the Austrian government’s stake in Austrian Airlines, the flag-carrier airline of Austria.

The European Commission (EU) has allowed Delta Airlines Incorporated to buy its rival Northwest Airlines Incorporated, clearing the decks for the creation of the world’s biggest airline.

Northwest Airlines, headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, the United State, is pulling the plug on its daily, non-stop service to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from Bradley International Airport, Connecticut, the United States, with effect from October 1, 2008.

Top economic policy-makers of Japan are in favour of entering into an open-sky agreement with the United States and the European Union.

A number of smaller carriers in Europe are likely to go out of business in the coming months if the oil price does not fall considerably.

The European Commission has begun what it describes as an “in-depth investigation” into whether a loan amounting to €300 million ($465 million) from the government of Italy to the airline Alitalia violates rules on state aid.

Major airlines of Europe have urged the European Commission to oppose the Italian government's recent $468-million loan to Alitalia intended to prevent the state-controlled airline from going bankrupt.

Finnair, the largest airline of Finland and the nation’s flag carrier, and Japan Airlines (JAL), one of the biggest airline operators in Asia, will start code-share cooperation on Finnair flights between Finland and Japan from June 3, 2008.