New reports now show that the protests by pilots over at Air India have already entered into their second day. The strike has been the cause of many international flight cancellations so far. Not only that, but as long as the protest continues, the airline says so will the flight cancellations. A spokesman for the [...]

New reports now show that China Eastern Airlines, which is based in Shanghai, has recently agreed to buy 20 B777-300 planes from Boeing. This is a deal that some experts say is worth $5.94 billion. Overall, this announcement could mean big things for both Boeing and China Eastern Airlines. The airline went on to say [...]

Looking for a car rental in Brazil? Well, National and Alamo have what travelers are looking for. In fact, it has just been announced that both of these companies are moving into the Brazilian car rental market. This is actually the first time that Enterprise Holdings has entered this marketplace. It will help the company [...]

It now appears that Ryanair has found a way to lighten its load. However, the airline is going to take kind of a different approach to this challenging task. For example, the airline is hoping to lower its flight low by reducing the size of its in-flight magazine. Of course, the smaller magazines might have [...]

According to reports, rising fuel prices in the United States are actually causing some people to cut back on their travel plans. This goes for both business and leisure travelers. In turn, this could hurt the travel industry as a whole. A new survey by the United States Travel Association, which involved some 2,500 people, [...]

Cathay Pacific seems to be in a world of hurt right now. Apparently, the airline has recently seen its profits drop nearly 61 percent from a year earlier. This is bad news, since Cathay Pacific was one of the world’s most profitable airlines. This big downturn in profits is likely attributed to global economic uncertainly. [...]

During the past few weeks, Frankfurt Airport has been hurt by ground workers walking off the job. Apparently, this has all been over a dispute with pay and working conditions. However, it now appears that the Frankfurt Labor Court has put an end to all the striking. This is good news since this is the [...]

No one wants a whole industry fighting them. Unfortunately, that is just what is happening to the Export Import Bank. Apparently, the US airline industry is going to sue this bank for the financial support that it is giving to Air India. According to the airline industry in the US, this support is going to [...]

Due to a new Court of Appeal ruling, overweight airline passengers could be one step closer to facing a ‘fat tax’. Regardless of how people feel on the matter, the new court ruling means that fliers can’t file a lawsuit for being embarrassed on a plane after boarding. This Court of Appeal ruling comes just [...]

During a time when certain airlines are struggling to make ends meet, should executives be getting huge bonuses to line their pockets? Well, the founder of easyJet Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou does not think so. In fact, he has called out the airline to end these “fat cat bonuses.” Sir Stelios, whose family actually owns close [...]