Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA), Europe’s second-largest airline, is testing electric ground-handling vehicles at Frankfurt airport to help cut a fuel bill that reached a record 7.39 billion euros ($9.7 billion) in 2012. [Read more]

Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya today told his agitating employees, who began a hunger strike, that he did not have money to clear their salary dues. [Read more]

The medical issue that caused an Air Canada pilot in flight to scream for help and demand off his plane was a previously undiagnosed ailment, says the airline. [Read more]

Airbus has vowed to avoid the problems which led to the grounding of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner as the clock ticks towards a first flight that could be only a week away. [Read more]

Alitalia said on Thursday it had signed a deal with unions to cut salaries, paving the way for launching a new strategic plan for Italy's flagship airline. [Read more]

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today said India remains opposed to the European Union's emission norms for airlines which entail payment of fine if the emission exceeds certain limit. [Read more]

TSA head John Pistole said on Wednesday that he had decided not to permit passengers to carry small knives on planes, after receiving criticism from flight attendants and the public that easing restrictions would increase flight dangers. [Read more]

The South Korean Air Force has decided to disqualify smokers from applying for its pilot selection test, according to a story in the Yonhap News Agency. [Read more]

The body of a man has been found in the wheel well of an airliner which arrived at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport from Italy, a police spokesman said on Thursday. [Read more]

Egypt’s civil aviation minister has ordered the dismissal of 15 workers following a strike at Cairo airport over pay. [Read more]