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SES II is a package of regulations aiming to improve the performance of the European aviation system in key areas such as safety, capacity, flight, cost efficiency and environmental sustainability, through the coordination and supervision of Member States’ air traffic and the implementation of common rules and performance targets.Binding targets for performance and sustainability of […]

In a recent decision of March 5, 2009 (6 U 221/08) German appelate court Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main held that it is lawful to run an internet portal which uses a webcrawler to search the online offers of an airline, displays destinations, flight details and prices and provides for online booking.Such “Screen Scraping” would neither

The state Supreme Court ruled last Monday that a law allowing Superferry to operate before completion of a related environmental study was unconstitutional because of being written specifically for Superferry. The court said the state Constitution prevents the Legislature from favoring a single entity. However, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle announced she will ask the court

During the Southeast Asian Conference on Child Sex Tourism in Bali, last week ASEAN countries promised greater efforts to free the region from child sex tourism.As reportesd by the Jakarta Post, over 60,000 children in the region are being exploited in commercial sexual businesses.

According to the EU Press Room, “The lost luggage phenomenon when travelling by air has been brought to the attention of the European Commission. Some recent figures published by the UK Air Transport Council (AUC) confirm the concerns expressed by Vice-President Tajani’s, in charge of Transport. Vice-President Tajani decided today to take immediate measures on

Case C‑345/06 (Gottfried Heinrich), Judgment as of 10. March 2009Preliminary ruling in the course of an action brought by Mr Heinrich against the Austrian authorities after they had refused him access on board an aeroplane on the ground that he was carrying tennis racquets in his cabin baggage, those objects being regarded by those authorities

Upon decision of Canadian Supreme Court, refusing to consider the carriers’ appeal of a federal order, Canada’s two largest airlines have to give disabled and morbidly obese passengers an extra free seat on domestic flights. The Supreme Court, by convention, gave no reason for the refusal to intervene in the case.Source: canada.com; find article here>>.

According to the EU Press Room, “The European Commission adopted today a Regulation on the introduction into the EU of animal products by travellers. The Regulation will enter into force on 1 May 2009 and replace the rules that are currently in place. This new legislation intends to clearly explain to the general public the

Four passengers on a Continental Airlines jet that veered off a Denver runway in December have filed suit against the jet’s maker. The lawsuits filed in federal court in Denver allege that Boeing Co. negligently designed and manufactured certain parts of the plane, including its “directional control mechanisms.” The complaints contend the defective parts made

The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and State (DOS) announced on Feb. 26, 2009 that their efforts have enabled the departments to jointly certify to Congress that all statutory criteria have been met prior to implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) at land and sea borders on June 1, 2009. WHTI is a