- The World Airline Report: Location...[Jun. 26, 2006]
Airlines in most parts of the world are overcoming the impact of high fuel prices but in North America red ink is the norm.
- Virgin Reportedly Tipped off Authorities[Jun. 26, 2006]
Virgin Atlantic Airways reported rival British Airways to the UK Office of Fair Trading for inappropriate phone calls that a BA executive allegedly made to Virgin executives regarding fuel surcharges, a tip-off that triggered a joint UK-US probe into possible "cartel activity," British media said Friday.
- Pictures: The Upgraded 'A320 Enhanced'[Jun. 20, 2006]
Airframer outlines plans for 'Enhanced' model and targets 4-5% efficiency gain
- Tanker Caught Fire under the Wing of 767[Jun. 10, 2006]
Sanford, FL (AP) - A fuel-truck driver at Orlando Sanford International Airport is being called a hero for extinguishing a fire in a tanker loaded with 10,000 gallons of aviation fuel just feet away from two
- Pressure on Qantas for Cost-cut Plan[Jun. 23, 2006]
QANTAS is under pressure to provide details of further cost-cutting measures after a warning that full-year profit would slump 27 per cent sent its shares tumbling on Wednesday.
- BA Plunges on Cartel Allegation[Jun. 23, 2006]
BRITISH Airways confirmed last night that British and US authorities were investigating the carrier for alleged cartel activity involving it and other airlines.
- Qantas Airways Ltd Issues Profit Warning[Jun. 21, 2006]
National carrier Qantas Airways Ltd's profits will fall by more than a quarter in 2005/06 on the back of record fuel prices and redundancy payouts.
- HK Cathay Pacific May Passengers +8.8%[Jun. 12, 2006]
'Fuel prices remain a major concern with still no sign of a near-term correction,' Hong Kong's largest airline by revenue also said in the statement, without elaborating.
- Oil Prices Haunt Airlines Globally[Jun. 12, 2006]
Sustained high prices of aviation jet fuel continue to haunt the global airline industry like fifth horseman of apocalypse, eroding profits despite record traffic levels.
- The Rating for Qantas Is Negative[Jun. 08, 2006]
FUEL prices and the unwinding of hedge positions have taken a toll on Qantas, with credit rating agency Standard & Poor's switching its outlook for the airline to negative.