SriLankan Airlines' chief commercial officer said Saturday (March 25) that Bangkok is now the third biggest hub of the airline, after Colombo and Dubai.

Qantas code-share partner Air France wants to expand its relationship with the Flying Kangaroo and is investigating code shares in Asian hubs beyond Singapore.

More than 500 Boeing 777s used by airlines around the world flew for almost seven years with a software error that could cause pilots to lose full control of a dangerously pitching plane.

Lufthansa has shared that it generated total revenue of 18.1 billion euros in 2005, which was 6.5 percent more than in 2004. The Lufthansa Group increased operating profit in 2005 by 50 percent to 577 million euros. (3/25/2006)

The pilots' union at bankrupt Delta Air Lines is taking steps toward a possible strike, as the airline looks to end a pension plan and contract negotiations sour, a union official said on Thursday.

Boeing has begun final assembly of the 156th and final 717, an aircraft that was integrated into the manufacturer's product line after the 1997 acquisition of McDonnell Douglas.

A tentative deal on liberalizing transatlantic aviation could collapse if the US Congress or the courts intervene to stop a Bush administration plan to ease limits on foreign investment in US airlines, a senior government official said on Wednesday.

The Spanish construction giant Ferrovial has just issued a statement saying it is considering leading a take-over bid for UK airport operator BAA (formerly the British Airports Authority).

(The -700ER is the longest-range 737 to date.)

Chinese jet fuel importer China Aviation Oil Trading Pte Ltd. is seeking 460,000 metric tons of jet A-1 for March to April delivery to Shanghai, Huangpu and Tianjin/Qinhuangdao through a tender.