Italy will not pump more public money into Alitalia, Industry Minister Stefano Patuanelli said on Saturday, warning that the troubled airline could shut down by mid-2020 without a buyer.

British Airways has sunk in the view of UK customers over the last year, with the former flag carrier now ranked third bottom short-haul airline, two places above budget carrier Ryanair.

Philippines' Cebu Air Inc said on Thursday it had ordered 15 Airbus SE A320neo family jets worth US$2 billion at list prices, keeping the European manufacturer on track to reach a year-end sales milestone.

Passengers scalded by hot drinks during a flight can hold the airline liable for damages, the top EU court ruled on Thursday.

British engineering company Rolls-Royce gave a first look at a one-seater electric aircraft on Thursday it hopes will fly in late Spring next year and become the world's fastest all-electric aircraft.

Two US bond-rating services have downgraded Boeing's debt following the aircraft manufacturer's announcement that it will temporarily suspend production of the 737 MAX jet.

South Korean budget airline Jeju Air Co Ltd signed a preliminary deal to buy a 51% stake in unlisted low-cost carrier Eastar Jet Co for about 69.5 billion won (US$58.93 million), Jeju Air and its parent AK Holdings said on Wednesday.

Airbus is on course to end 2019 with a rise in its order backlog after netting more sales than deliveries across its major products, a senior executive said on Wednesday, thanks partly to strong demand in Asia.

Moody's on Wednesday lowered its rating on Boeing Co's debt and said it sees long-term risk to the company's reputation in the wake of the planemaker's plan to halt production of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner.

Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has extended its contract with Etihad Aviation Group and will begin upgrading Etihad's cargo management system (CMS) to the latest version of Hermes 5 (H5).