Following an announcement at the beginning of the year by the China Air Transport Association that its members were not in support of the emissions trading scheme introduced by the EU, the Chinese authorities have now banned all of the country’s airlines from participating. They have also been told that there will be no new [...]

French labour unions are threatening an Air France strike on Monday. According to the Europe 1 website, almost all of the Paris-based carrier’s labour unions would be involved in the walkout, which comes in response to new laws that tighten workers’ restrictions on the right to strike. Should the action take place, workers will strike [...]

Qantas passengers will see fare rises beginning 1 July. The Airline said this week that the move comes as a result of the Gillard government’s carbon initiative, which will add an extra AUD $6.86 (£4.64) per one-way ticket, as well as the carrier’s skyrocketing fuel bills, which could add up to as much as AUD [...]

American Airlines’ parent firm has announced plans to cut its workforce by 13,000. The major US carrier, which employs nearly 100,000 people worldwide, said on Wednesday that the move would come part of its restructuring plans in the wake of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy. AMR said it wants to cut its labour costs by 20 [...]

The IATA has said that passenger traffic on flights worldwide climbed by 5.9 per cent in 2011. Officials from the International Air Travel Association said on Thursday that last year’s increase came despite difficult conditions and said 2012 is likely to be another tough year for airlines around the world. The organisation said in an [...]

Problems with one of the main booking systems for airlines caused significant disruptions early this week. The glitch in the Amadeus system hit the industry for around three hours on Monday causing major backups for check-in procedures on numerous Oneworld carriers including Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Qantas and British Airways. Officials said that the system’s automatic [...]

Thousands of passengers have been left stranded across Europe and Africa after the collapse of Spanair, Spain’s fourth biggest carrier. Operations were halted on Friday resulting in the sudden cancellation of 200 flights. The collapse could possibly lead to the airline being fined as much as 9 million euros by the Spanish authorities. For the [...]

Budget airline Ryanair has announced profits of 14.9 million euros for the final quarter of 2011. The increase in profit compared to a year earlier has been due to higher ticket prices and better winter weather. Cancellations because of ice and snow meant that the airline issued a loss of 10.3 million euros at the [...]

The chief executive of New Zealand’s national airline announced today that he will soon be leaving the company. Flamboyant Rob Fyfe has headed the carrier since 2005 told reporters today that he will depart the firm at the end of the year at the end of his current presidency of the Star Alliance global airline [...]

The financial collapse of Spanish airline Spanair has stranded dozens of passengers. According to Spanish airport operating firm, the carrier announced that it would cease operations beginning at 02:00 local time on Saturday. The move left many passengers searching for last-minute empty seats on other carriers, local news agencies report. The company said in its [...]