Many of the world’s international airlines serving Japan have confirmed that they are trying to limit disruption to schedules in and out of the country while continuing to monitor events including levels of radiation. Following the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami which devastated many areas of Japan on Friday there were several explosions at a [...]

Like many carriers across Europe, Aer Lingus announced that 2010 saw a return to profit, but that the coming year is bound to be a challenging one. The Irish flag carrier managed to turn round a loss of €130 million during 2009 to report that it made €47 million in 2010. It managed this even [...]

In an attempt to avert the travel chaos which struck Europe when snow storms hit in December, the EU’s transport Commissioner, Siim Kallas, has demanded that airports must be able to prove they can meet certain service standards should the problem arise in the future. Kallas said contingency plans must be put into place and [...]

Following three years of delays, Boeing has announced that its first 787 Dreamliner should be in service by September this year. A raft of problems has caused continual setbacks including design flaws, issues with supply and a fire which broke out during a test flight last November. Since the electrical fire caused the planemaker to [...]

The body representing Europe’s airlines has said it expects companies to post small operating profits for 2010. The Association of European Airlines said its members were hit hard last year by a combination of strikes, the Icelandic ash cloud and heavy snow storms over the Christmas period. The AEA added that it expected to see [...]

A fire which started in the engine of a Russian passenger plane has caused an explosion which has killed three and caused 43 others to suffer injuries. Although some have suffered burns and broken bones, most were being treated for toxic fume and smoke inhalation, according to the emergency services. The Tupolev passenger aircraft was [...]

The majority of passengers who found themselves stuck at airports in the US as blizzards swept up the east coast have made it to their required destinations, according to the airlines. Spokesman for Chicago-based United, Rahsaan Johnson, confirmed that the carrier had now managed to get most passengers home or at least on their way [...]

Cathay Pacific has announced that it will be investigating why passengers, who had already been on planes for 16 hours after flying to New York from Hong Kong, had to wait a further 11 hours at the airport before they were allowed to disembark. The airline has already issued an apology to the 1,100 customers [...]

A number of US airlines including Continental, Delta and United have said that, effective immediately, they will be raising the price of tickets for domestic services. The announcement is likely to come as a blow for passengers who have already faced a week of disruption because of blizzards ravaging much of the east coast of [...]

The Civil Aviation Authority is accusing a number of airlines of not meeting the obligations they have towards their passengers during the recent chaos caused by snow and ice. Weather affected passengers may be entitled to accommodation, meals and refreshments courtesy of the carrier they have a ticket with. However, the regulator claims that in [...]