JetBlue Airways' inability to control costs and misplaced capacity increases cost it dearly in the final quarter of 2005 as it suffered a net loss of $42.4 million--by far its worst quarterly performance since it started service in February 2000.JetBlue earned $1.5 million in the year-ago quarter. The surprising 2005 result plunged the carrier into the red for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31. It posted a $20.3 million annual loss compared to a $46.2 million profit in 2004. In addition, it is forecasting a loss in both the current quarter and for full-year 2006.

In the latest twist to the Cyprus Airways (CY) saga, pilots have threatened possible strike action that could cripple the airline at one of its most sensitive moments.

The cost of taking a Qantas break is about to increase as its holiday arm lifts the fee levied on credit card transactions from 1per cent to 1.4per cent.

Qantas and Virgin Blue have rejected Adelaide airport's invitation to use tankers to refuel their planes at the new domestic terminal while contractors battle to clean its contaminated underground fuel system.

Adelaide's new airport terminal is virtually empty and losing half a million dollars a week. Michelle Wiese Bockmann asks who's to blame.

Passengers on board a 180-seater Delhi-Srinagar Air Sahara airliner had a narrow escape when the plane's wing grazed a parked Air India aircraft after landing at the International airport here today, airport authorities said.

Air Canada Sunday announced that effective June 16, 2006 it will introduce non-stop service between Toronto and Shanghai.

Wellington Airport was fully operational on Monday after fog cancelled four international flights to Australia earlier in the morning, and closed the airport for most of Sunday.

The Deputy Director of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China, Yang Guoqing met the president of Lufthansa Group, Wolfgang Mayrhuber and other delegates on Jan 13th this year. Both sides have discussed the matters including the further promotion of aviation transportation relationship between China and German, the request in relation to Jade Cargo International's air traffic rights, and the possibility to further strengthen the technical exchange and training cooperation between Lufthansa and CAAC.(Translation: CARNOC - Mengping Tao)

When Koen Rooijmans came to run the newly privatised Brisbane Airport in 1997, he saw one advantage the airport had over other Australian airports -- land.