Negotiators for Air Canada and its flight attendants' union were racing on Sunday to reach a labor agreement, but both sides were readying for a strike that would start on Wednesday if talks fail.

Flight attendants at Air Canada have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike, which could start as early as next Wednesday if they cannot agree on a new contract with the country's biggest airline.

Flight attendants on Air India could soon stop reminding you of the elderly and portly headmistress who rarely ever smiled at you in school. And they could be more nattily dressed too.

Tiger Airways has named Andrew David as chief executive of its troubled Australian unit from October 17 ahead of current CEO Tony Davis's departure from the company.

Thousands of Malaysia Airlines workers are protesting its proposed alliance with budget rival AirAsia, warning the flag carrier would lose in the long run if it pulls out of the profitable low-cost sector.

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.

More pilots are retiring early at American Airlines than normal, but the company says it will cover flights with remaining crews.

Travellers at Melbourne airport are being warned to brace for filthy toilets and piles of rubbish next week after crisis talks with the cleaning company, Spotless, failed to reach a resolution.

Emirates, the largest international airline, plans to appoint former Lufthansa manager Thierry Antinori as the new sales chief, succeeding Richard Vaughan, who is retiring, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported without citing the source of the information.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) appointed former DBS chief executive, Jackson Tai, to its Board as an independent non-executive director with effect from September 1, 2011.