Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener, who is leaving her position, will create a new scholarship for female students of air transport management.

Carsten Spohr, chief executive of Lufthansa Group, has begun his one-year term as chairman of the board of governors of the International Air Transport Association.

Rising costs including labour, fuel and infrastructure are biting into margins right across the board, IATA says, with European airlines suffering too.

The fine balance between recognising the benefits of NDC and the potential challenges it may create is ever-present, admits the company’s head of NDC.

The US airline now allows passengers to make bookings with the gender option X, for those who do not identify as male or female.

Airline profits are ready to return to growth on the back of lower oil and expanding economies, IATA predicts.

In the second part of an interview, Travelport’s global head of new distribution has further comments on airlines, travel agents and NDC.

Change is needed from governments in Europe to improve competitiveness in the face of rivals in the rest of the world.

Now it's become the first GDS to manage a live flight booking using NDC, Travelport has some further advice for travel agents.

The latest stats from IATA show passenger traffic growth in Europe and the rest of the world slowing down.

IATA hails a “new era” in airline retailing as a travel agency makes the first New Distribution Capability booking.

New technology gives airlines access to all connected travel sellers, and sellers access to all connected airlines.

A new IATA study says that significant growth in aviation jobs is expected, and skilled staff are hard to find.

The inaugural Global Airport and Passenger Symposium will look at how to transform the passenger-airport experience.

The bi-annual airshow at Farnborough airport outside London is the world’s largest display of aircrafts, both civil and military, together with the bi-annual Paris Air Show, at Le Bourget airport. The Farnborough Air Show is on during July 16-22 and Standby Nordic will report on relevant news.

IATA weighs into the debate about the growing squeeze at airports, saying airports and governments “must do more”.

The new chairman of the International Air Transport Association embarrasses his colleagues.

Rising costs such as fuel, staff, rising interest rates and trade tensions are adding to airlines' woes in 2018.

The factors behind the trend are a slowing of economic growth and fewer discounts due to higher costs.

In a pilot project overseen by IATA, some airlines will soon start to allow payments direct from bank accounts.