Airlines

Chinese airlines are putting on additional flights to transport homebound passengers stranded by snowstorms that have been sweeping almost half the country. Thursday 31 January 2008 13:40 Last Updated: Thursday 31 January 2008 13:47 Hit by soaring fuel prices the aviation industry is mulling introduction of a "differential fuel surcharge" based on VAT rates in each state to partially offset losses suffered by the air carriers. "Airlines would not be able to survive if the cost of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) i...

don't? Three free checked bags are a thing of the past as Southwest Airlines does away with one of the ways it stayed different from other carriers, NBC 5 reports.

Malaysian Airlines turns profit, plans fleet revamp and cost cuts (Bangkok Post)
Sepang, Malaysia _ Emerging from the 2005 financial downturn with a record profit of 610 million ringgit in the first nine months of last year, Malaysian Airlines (MAS) hop...

SHANGHAI Feb. 2 (Xinhua) China Eastern Airlines' first cross-Strait charter flight of 2008 took off from snow-covered Shanghai on schedule on Saturday morning taking Taiwan compatriots home for the Spring Festival. The A330-300 plane carrying 299 passengers went through an hour of de-icing before moving onto the runway at 11:00 a.m. has increased to 52 the number of February flights it is canceling because of a high number of pilot retirements. But it also warned of turmoil ahead.

Earnings at Singapore Airlines beat ...