On August 8, 2011, Dragonair announced the appointment of Patrick Yeung as the airline's next Chief Executive Officer. Mr Yeung will take up the post on August 16, succeeding James Tong in the role.

Cleaners and security staff at Brisbane Airport's domestic terminal are protesting over their pay and conditions, driving around the terminal in about 40 cars.

Air Canada plans to hire hundreds of flight attendants at a lower wage scale to help create a discount leisure airline, saying the new division must be competitive against tour operators.

US Airways Group Inc. (LCC) asked a federal court to temporarily block its pilots union and individual pilots from taking part in or encouraging an alleged work slowdown.

Jane Freeman will step down from the Air New Zealand board following the board meeting on August 24.

Qantas acted unlawfully, abandoned its duty of care and exposed one of its pilots to a potential breach of Chinese immigration law when it offloaded him and his son in Hong Kong over an industrial matter, the pilots' union says.

Air Canada and WestJet Airlines sketched a relatively optimistic outlook for the third quarter on Thursday, despite high fuel prices and uncertainty over the global economy.

Last-minute lobbying of the White House by charter and cargo airlines has delayed-and could jeopardize-new regulations to combat pilot fatigue, according to industry officials.

A German union called on air traffic controllers to strike for six hours on Thursday to push for higher wages, threatening flight delays and cancellations during the summer holiday season.

A union representing US Airways Group Inc. pilots on Sunday rejected the carrier's accusations that it was encouraging an illegal work slowdown, resulting in more flight and baggage delays and increased cancellations.