Ryanair rejects compensation appeal (12-May-2006)
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has refused to pay compensation to a UK family who's plane was diverted from London Stansted to Birmingham, around 160kms north. more

Shanghai Airlines to join Star (12-May-2006)
Shanghai Airlines has formally accepted an invitation to join the Star Alliance and Beijing-based Air China is expected to follow suit within weeks. more

Toll wins control of Patrick (12-May-2006)
Toll Holdings has finally succeeded in gaining control of Virgin Blue parent company, Patrick Corporation, after securing more than 50 per cent of the stevedore's shares. more

SQ profit falls 8.3 per cent (10-May-2006)
Increased fuel costs have hit Singapore Airlines' bottom line, with the carrier reporting a net profit in the year to March of $1.03 billion - down 8.3 per cent on last year. more

Varig on the block (10-May-2006)
Bankrupt Brazilian flagship carrier Varig is to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. more

Virgin Blue interim profit down (10-May-2006)
Virgin Blue has reported an 8.5 per cent drop in net profit for the first half of the financial year compared to the same period last year. more

Qantas boosts capacity on Canberra-Sydney route (8-May-2006)
Qantas is increasing capacity between Canberra and Sydney by more than 12 per cent and opening a new crew base in the capital. more

Ryanair to celebrate English misery (8-May-2006)
Irish budget airline Ryanair is threatening to hand out thousands of free tickets every time England concedes a goal at the upcoming World Cup in Germany. more

Air NZ hikes fuel surcharge on Australian tickets (4-May-2006)
Air New Zealand is the latest airline to increase its fuel surcharge due to dramatically escalating oil prices. more

Virgin launches direct Sydney – Rockhampton service (4-May-2006)
Virgin Blue launched direct flights between Sydney and Rockhampton today, and will initially operate the service three times a week. more

Tax blow to fee bundling hopes (15-Dec-2005)
The Australian Tax Office has dashed hopes that agents would be allowed to include service fees and travel in a single credit-card transaction. more

Qantas and Air NZ in talks to cut trans-Tasman capacity (13-Dec-2005)
Despite failing to get an alliance through competition watchdogs last year, Air New Zealand is again in talks with Qantas to reduce capacity on trans-Tasman services, according to reports by Air Transport Intelligence. more

Qantas plans 2007 long-haul Jetstar launch (8-Dec-2005)
The Qantas group plans to launch long-haul Jetstar international flights “no later than January 2007”. more

Correction: AFTA board meeting on QF cuts (7-Dec-2005)
Yesterday’s Travelbiz story ('AFTA slams QF commission cuts') incorrectly stated the AFTA board would meet in January to discuss the Qantas commission cuts. more

JTG chief praises QF for notice of cuts (7-Dec-2005)
Jetset Travelworld coo Gai Tyrrell has lauded Qantas for the long notice period given for its latest round of commission cuts. more

Webjet welcomes payout drop (6-Dec-2005)
Webjet has celebrated the latest Qantas commission cuts as a vindication of its fee-for-service model. more

DJ bid to beat SQ for Pacific route (6-Dec-2005)
Virgin Blue executives in Canberra are making an 11th-hour bid for approval ahead of Singapore Airlines to operate on the Australia-US route, arguing it would be a low-cost and "Australian" competitor to Qantas, according to The Australian newspaper. more

AFTA slams QF commission cuts (6-Dec-2005)
AFTA ceo Mike Hatton has hit out at Qantas plans to reduce travel agent commission. more