Worldspan and American Airlines have signed a new five-year content distribution agreement. (3/31/2006)

Northwest Airlines, which aims to launch a regional carrier called Compass Airlines in June, has asked the government to approve its purchase of Independence Air's operating certificate, Northwest said on Thursday.

Ryanair, Europe's biggest low-cost airline, expects a higher fuel bill this year but higher average fares and a 20 percent rise in passengers would provide some relief from soaring oil prices, a senior executive said on Thursday.

Bankrupt US-based Northwest Airlines posted a net loss of USD$496 million in February, driven largely by reorganization-related expenses, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday.

Qantas Airways is very likely to exercise its option to buy another 50 Boeing 787s on top of an existing order of 65 planes, the company's chief financial officer said on Wednesday.

SITA has disclosed appointment of Francesco Violante as CEO-designate of SITA as part of an overall transformation.

Beijing-backed conglomerate CITIC Pacific will reduce its minority stake in Cathay Pacific Airways and Hong Kong Dragon Airlines if a merger between the territory's two main carriers goes ahead.

Hooters Air, which featured two scantily clad Hooters Girls on every flight, confirmed it is ceasing its public charter flights April 17 and will offer only private charters for large groups such as sports teams, according to the Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sun News. Hooters confirmed the newspaper report but declined to elaborate.

Bombardier Aerospace reported earnings before interest and taxes of $107 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, up 25.9% from $85 million in the year-ago quarter.

All Nippon Airways Co. shares advanced as much as 4.1 percent after Japan's second-largest airline raised its annual profit forecast by 35 percent as it attracted more passengers at home and overseas.