Officials from the US FAA are seeking to collect $787,500 in fines from American Airlines for three instances of maintenance violations. The agency's...

UK carrier BMI has quietly adopted a modified branding, giving the airline's full name as British Midland International. When the brand was first unveiled...

British Airways' cabin crew union has warned of a second wave of strikes after 14 April if their dispute with the carrier remains unresolved. The Unite...

British Airways expects to operate a "substantial" part of its long-haul and short-haul schedule from London Heathrow during the planned cabin crew strike...

British Airways subsidiary BA CityFlyer has received its first Embraer 190 aircraft as its regional fleet overhaul nears completion. The new 98-seat...

Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport and national carrier Thai Airways International have imposed contingency plans, as the Thai capital braces for likely rallies...

United Airlines believes the timing of the slots becoming available at Tokyo Haneda airport create a favourable advantage its bid to launch flights to Haneda...

Three separate bird strike incidents in the northeast USA in the past 24h have caused schedule delays or damage for three airlines. At approximately...

Lufthansa is to begin operating Airbus A380 services in June, as part of a summer schedule which features an overall increase in capacity. Chief executive...

IATA has halved its estimate of 2010 airline industry net losses to $2.8 billion, following evidence of a recovering economic climate. The association...

Delta Air Lines believes the potential to finalise a proposed slot swap with US Airways at New York LaGuardia and Washington's National airport exist, despite...

Talks aimed at reaching a conclusion on the second phase of the open skies agreement between the EU and US resume on 22 March. The first stage took...

United Airlines has firmed its order for 25 Airbus A350-900s, taking the order backlog for the twin-jet family to 530 aircraft.

Australian low-cost carrier Jetstar has changed its flight operating procedures following a 2007 incident in which its pilots mishandled an Airbus A320 go-around...

Despite the clamour from the market for cuts in single-aisle output, Airbus and Boeing are plotting tit-for-tat production rate increases as they battle for the status of being the world's biggest airliner producer.

Fleet watch analysis for January 2010

American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey is declining to comment on conditions proposed by US regulators for the relinquishment of Heathrow slots to gain approval...

Republic Airways plans to roll out an extended legroom product on its Embraer 170 fleet. The company already offers so-called 'Stretch' premium economy...

Boeing will shift control of its fleet of four modified 747-400 large cargo freighters or 'Dreamlifters' to Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.

US commercial airline enplanements should rise this year, fuelled by growth in regional airlines as mainline enplanements are expected to fall, according...