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

Cathay reports steady passenger growth (13-Dec-2005)
Cathay Pacific says it has attracted steady passenger growth in the past year, with traffic figures for November 2005 showing an 8.1 per cent increase on the same month last year. 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

Airline passenger shot dead (8-Dec-2005)
A passenger claiming to have a bomb on board an American Airlines aircraft in Miami has been shot dead. 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

Cathay goes daily to Rome (8-Dec-2005)
Cathay Pacific will introduce daily services from Hong Kong to Rome on March 27 next year, an increase from five services a week. 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