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Greece Loosens Some of Its Aviation Restrictions

Greece's Civil Aviation Authority issued a new statement on Sunday announcing new rules regarding the nation's aviation restrictions.

Greece's Civil Aviation Service Under Radical Transformation

The Greek Civil Aviation Service is about to be split into two completely separate bodies, after the issue of the Presidential Decrees, following a Parliamentary Act passed two years ago. The first new body will be APA, the Independent Agency...

Greece and India Deepen Cooperation in Aviation, Energy and Trade

Greece and India agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in a range of key areas including trade, investment and energy, and inked a pact for launching the first direct flight service between the two countries. Greek Foreign minister Nikos Kotzias and...

Greece's Civil Aviation Authority Publishes Law on Drones

The law on the operation of drones in Greece was published in the Government Gazzette on Friday, applying to the use of drones when they fly more than 50 meters away from the controller. According to the Civil Aviation Authority...

Turkish Military Jet and Choppers Enter Greek Air Space Committing Int'l Aviation Violations

On Friday a Turkish military jet and two choppers entered Greek airspace over the southeastern Aegean region on Friday, the Greek military has reported. The violators were reported to have been intercepted and chased out of the Athens Flight Information...

Greek Aviation Workers Call-off Strike for Thursday and Friday

According to announcements from OSYPA -- the union that represents Greek aviation workers -- the strike that was scheduled to take place on Thursday and Friday has been called off shortly after it was called on to begin. The strike...

Greek Aviation Workers Suspend Strike Following Talks with Government

Greek civil aviation workers have decided to suspend their planned 5-day strike that was to take place from June 20 to 25 following talks with the government. The aviation workers were set to protest against new developments of the country's regional airports. Fear...

Two F-16s Approach Plane Flying Over Athens FIR After Not Responding to the Civil Aviation Authority (video)

Several hours after the A320 EgyptAir incident took place close to Karpathos, a new incident took place on Thursday night in the Athens FIR. As Alpha TV station reports, an American Airbus that had departed from France and was headed to...

Greek Aviation Employees Suspend 48-Hour Strike

After meeting with Greek Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Christos Spirtzis, the Federation of Associations of Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority representatives decided to suspend the 48-hour strike that was set to take place over the weekend. The two parties discussed the economic...

Aviation Employees Announce 48-Hour Strike in Greece

The Hellenic Civic Aviation Authority Employees announced a 48-hour strike set to take place on Sunday, May 31st and Monday, June 1st. The authority employees stated that no Greek government has shown the required respect to HCAA employees whether their work in...

Civil Aviation's 48-Hour Strike Suspended

The Greek Civil Aviation Authority suspended its already announced 48-hour strike, for Monday and Tuesday, June 30 and July 1. Their representatives stated  that “Our goal is not to create problems in the local society.” According to the Federation of Hellenic...

Greek Civil Aviation Workers Go on 3-Day Strike

A three-day strike from early in the morning of August 9 until midnight on August 11 will be conducted, as decided by the Federation of Associations of Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (OSYPA), reacting to the government’s decision to fire...

Greek Civil Aviation Radar, Flights Disrupted by Child's Balloon

A child's helium balloon has been blamed for a power failure that knocked out Greece's main civil aviation radar and snarled flights for over an hour over the weekend, according to a report. Top-selling Ta Nea daily said the balloon...

Greek Civil Aviation Labor Unions Call off Strikes

The Greek Civil Aviation Authority Federation called off on Wednesday a wave of strikes scheduled to be held in August over payment delay announced a day earlier. Tuesday's press release had alarmed local hoteliers and tourism agents who feared a...

Greek Aviation Authority Threatens With An Indefinite Strike

The Federation of Association of Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (OSYPA) has given Finance Ministry a deadline until the end of next week to pay wages in arrears. Otherwise Civil Aviation Authority (YPA) will proceed with an indefinite strike from...