Ryanair has called on the EU Commission to take urgent action to protect overflights as French air traffic control strikes take place today. The airline said that so far this year there have been 65 days of air traffic control (ATC) strikes, forcing airlines to cancel thousands of EU overflights. R...

Air passengers could face higher fare prices as airlines are set to pay more for the UK air traffic control system. Today, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced it had reached a final decision on new price control arrangements for NATS En Route plc (NERL), the provider of en route air t...

The air traffic control failures that plunged airports into chaos over the August bank holiday weekend were caused by a “one in 15 million” occurrence according to NATS boss, Martin Rolfe. After a preliminary report into the incident was published today, Mr Rolfe confirmed the failures happen...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on European governments and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) to make "urgent improvements" to European air traffic management. The association said the priority should be to cut carbon emissions and address the unnecessary cos...

Brussels Airport Company and Brussels Airlines have instigated interim injunction proceedings applying for continuity of service delivery by air traffic control service provider skeyes. In a statement, they said they have made the move to the President of the Brussels Business Court and that TUI...