United Airlines sheds 950 pilots
United Airlines says 950 of its pilots will lose their jobs as spiralling fuel costs hit earnings.

Airlines cut costs as fuel rises
Airlines worldwide are putting up baggage fees and fares in an effort to make up for high fuel bills.

International air passengers soar
Latest figures show a rise in the number of people taking international flights to and from Scotland.

Silverjet to take to skies again
Grounded business airline Silverjet is expected to be relaunched after a deal is agreed to save the company.

Indian aviation growth under threat
The soaring cost of fuel is threatening to bring the furious expansion in air travel in India to a grinding halt.

Fuel bill sees Continental cuts
Continental Airlines becomes the latest carrier to scale back because of its soaring fuel bill, cutting 3,000 jobs.

Silverjet calls in administrators
Business airline Silverjet calls in administrators after financial problems forced it to suspend all of its flights.

BA fuel surcharges rise further
British Airways is to increase its fuel surcharges on all tickets issued from Tuesday 3 June.

Route additions for Manx2 airline
Airline Manx2 is to increase the number of flights between the Isle of Man and Belfast to up to 16 a day.

Ticket costs 'need transparency'
People who buy tickets for concerts and other events should be told the full price up front, says Which?

US big ticket items beat forecast
Orders for US durable goods fell less than forecast in April, a signal that the economy is recovering, data shows.

Warning over replacement flights
Free flights offered in a rescue deal by an airline are on a first come, first served basis, the Manx government says.

BMI trials texted boarding passes
BMI becomes the first UK airline to send passengers their boarding passes via a mobile phone text message.

Ladbrokes boss bans BA after row
The chief executive of Ladbrokes has instructed staff not to fly with BA following an incident involving his daughter.

Flight staff 'may face job cuts'
More redundancies could be announced after the collapse of the Euromanx airline, the government warns.

Rivals create Iberia turbulence
Soaring fuel prices and stiff competition saw Spanish airline Iberia make a loss in the first three months of 2008.

Air passengers misled by websites
One in three European consumers buying plane tickets online is being misled, the European Commission warns.

BA raises fuel surcharges again
British Airways says it is increasing fuel surcharges on long and short haul flights from 2 May.

The train fare maze unravelled
Making sense of the railways' new fare structure

Airline U-turn on £4 US tickets
Airline Aer Lingus is to honour £4 flights to the US it mistakenly sold to about 100 customers on its website.