With Congress expected to vote soon on the new four-year FAA Reauthorisation Bill, agreed by House and Senate leaders this week, the US aviation industry is set for a number of changes.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) and private equity firm Advent International have made a joint bid to run three Brazilian airports.

Airline unions in France will go on a four-day strike next week over proposals to enforce a two-day notice period before future walk-outs.

Airberlin is to join oneworld on March 20 and its subsidiary NIKI will become an affiliate member.

AirAsia Japan has received its air operators certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Bureau of the country’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

LAN has selected Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) to support the auxiliary power units (APU) on its fleet of 777 freighters.

Pluna Airlines has chosen AeroTurbine, a subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corporation, to provide materials support for its CRJ900 aircraft.

Qantas has launched a ‘Q Streaming’ in-flight entertainment (IFE) system which is based on wireless technology from Lufthansa Systems (LS).

Gama Group has appointed Neil Gibson to its senior management team, with responsibility for growing the business in the Middle East and Asia.