An industrial campaign by Jetstar's check-in staff could force the airline to increase fares, the company says.

Qantas has come under fire from shareholders over plans to give chief executive Alan Joyce a 71 per cent rise while the airline grapples with industrial disputes involving ground staff and engineers.

Australian Federal Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson on Thursday threatened to intervene in an industrial dispute at Qantas, warning trade unions they should not set out to damage local industry.

Thousands of Airbus workers have staged walkouts in Germany in an action organised by the IG Metall union.

Start-up low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan has named Miyuki Suzuki as its CEO.

The Canadian government was considering its options on Monday but made it clear that a strike at Air Canada would not be tolerated after flight attendants at the country's biggest carrier issued a 72-hour strike notice.

Australian Services Union says Jetstar check-in staff will take industrial action this Friday by refusing to charge excess baggage for travellers.

American Airlines has notified its Transport Workers Union in Tulsa that the company will outsource heavy maintenance on four Boeing 757 aircraft by Nov. 1, company and union officials said.

New revelations published about the astronomical salaries paid to Qantas executives, including CEO Alan Joyce, fueled further anger Monday among Qantas pilots, who said they are "sick of seeing one of the last true iconic Australian companies mismanaged."

The Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) has ruined the travel plans of more than 11,000 passengers with the cancellation of today's strikes coming too late for scheduled services to be reinstated.