Airbus said on Sunday it had interrupted an evacuation test for its new A380 double-decker plane after an incident in which several people were injured as an evacuation slide failed.

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.

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.

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.

Air Canada intends to challenge Qantas between Los Angeles and Sydney next year, operating fifth freedom services as part of a daily Toronto-Sydney service that will commence during the first half of 2007 when its new 777-300ERs and dash 200LRs begin arriving.Air Canada said it will use authority contained in the recent open skies agreement between the US and Canada and will apply to Canadian and Australian authorities for permission to operate the route.

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.