- Mouse Halts Nepal-to-Thailand Flight[Sep. 05, 2011]
Everything was going peachy on a Nepal Airlines Boeing 757 at the international airport in Katmandu earlier today until a furry critter upset the balance of things.
- Air France Plans Jobs Freeze, Deeper Capacity Cuts to Defend Profitability[Sep. 05, 2011]
Air France-KLM Group, Europe's largest airline, declined as much as 7.5 percent in Paris trading after saying it will deepen capacity cuts and is discussing a hiring freeze with unions to defend earnings goals.
- IAG August Traffic Up on Premium Growth[Sep. 05, 2011]
International Airlines Group, formed by the merger of BA and Iberia, posted a rise in passenger traffic for August thanks to continued growth in first-class and business-class travel.
- Stelios Calls for Removal of EasyJet's Doganis[Sep. 05, 2011]
EasyJet's largest shareholder and founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has called for a shareholders' meeting to vote on the removal of Rigas Doganis as an independent non-executive director, part of a long-running dispute with the company.
- Ryanair Says August Passenger Numbers Up 6 Percent[Sep. 05, 2011]
Ryanair , Europe's largest low-cost airline, saw passenger numbers increase to 8.14 million in August, a 6 percent increase from a year ago, the company said on Monday.
- Qantas Responds to Fair Work Australia's Decision on Jetconnect[Sep. 06, 2011]
- Chinese Airlines Cut Passenger Fuel Surcharges[Sep. 05, 2011]
A number of Chinese airlines have reduced the fuel surcharge on domestic flights following a drop in domestic jet fuel prices and oil purchase cost.
- Rising Number of Young Individual Travelers Forces Airlines to Respond[Sep. 02, 2011]
An increasing number of children are taking to the skies and traveling around China on their own.
- IAG Appoints JPMorgan to Advise on Bid for TAP, FT Reports[Sep. 03, 2011]
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA has appointed JPMorgan Chase & Co. to advise on a potential bid for Portuguese airline TAP SGPS SA, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified people close to the matter.
- Jetstar Complainers Fly Straight to Website[Aug. 28, 2011]
Disappointed Jetstar customers are going online to vent their frustrations with the budget airline.