Small Indian carrier Jagson Airlines is seeking to become a national operator and plans to add Airbus A320-family aircraft to its fleet of turboprops.

Shares in low-cost airline easy Jet took off yesterday are adding more than ?100million to its value.

Negotiations are resuming between Air New Zealand and unions over the future of the airline's engineers.

Air France KLM passenger traffic, as measured by revenue per passenger kilometre, rose 11.9 percent in December, the Franco-Dutch airline group said on Monday.

European budget airline easyJet said on Monday it carried 2.37 million passengers in December, up 11.1 percent from a year earlier.

United Airlines parent UAL Corp. remains on course to leave bankruptcy in early February after the company announced the launch of its oversubscribed exit financing loan for up to $3 billion.The six-year loan consists of a $300 million revolving credit facility and an up-to-$2.7 billion term loan, both priced at LIBOR plus 450 basis points. It is secured by "substantially all available assets."

About 1,000 American Airlines executives are set to receive payouts because of the rise in share price of parent AMR Corp, the company said on Friday.

FLYi, parent of Independence Air, grounded its fleet Jan. 5 following its last flight, an A319 from Tampa that landed at Washington Dulles.Some 2,700 workers were left unemployed by the shutdown. The low-fare carrier, formerly known as Atlantic Coast Airlines, made the decision Jan. 2 to cease operating after failing to gain financial support from outside investors.

Boeing has had its most successful year ever in 2005 in terms of orders, but Airbus could still beat its rival later this month if it firms a series of crucial commitments.

Northwest Airlines plans to establish a separate unit that will fly new, regional jets to smaller cities that it currently serves as soon as 2007, according to a company newsletter.