The US Transportation Department (DoT) has okayed Alaska Airlines to close its US$1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, with some conditions, including maintaining the value of loyalty points ...

US plane maker Boeing is freezing recruitment and drawing up plans to furlough 'many' of its employees after 33,000 of its workers went out on strike. It also says it will pause most employee travel ...

Australia's Fair Work Commission (FWC) wants Virgin Australia pilots to accept a new wages deal that sees salaries increase by 21 per cent over three years.

Virgin Australia has launched a sale with more than half a million fares to destinations in Queensland starting at A$45. Funded in partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland, the sale will run for ...

BTN News . UK airports are considering a variety of options that could see them handle more passengers (and planes) in t ...

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said the tentative agreement will deliver an additional C$1.9 billion of 'value' for pilots over the length of the contract, while local media reported the ...

The directive - which applies at airports with compatible infrastructure - covers vehicles for baggage transport, conveyor belts for loading luggage onto aircraft, mobile staircases for passenger ...

United Airlines is to use Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver Starlink satellite-based wifi free on flights and allow passengers to connect multiple devices. Testing will start early 2025 and rollout will ...

Flight attendants at US-based American Airlines (AA) have ended a long dispute that saw crews threaten to go on strike. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) says a new five-year ...

The passenger has now been ordered by a court to pay A$8,630 to the airline to cover the cost of the wasted fuel plus a 'solid' fine. “This incident should serve as a warning that criminal behaviour ...

Airlines in Australia may have to compensate passengers for overbooking, delaying or cancelling their flights under a 'charter of aviation rights' proposed by the Albanese government.

Boeing workers in the US Pacific north-west region are on strike for higher pay. About 33,000 workers voted down (by 94.6 per cent) a tentative agreement reached between their union the International ...