The European Commission is investigating whether the transatlantic joint venture between Air France-KLM, Alitalia and Delta – all members of the SkyTeam alliance – breaches EU antitrust rules and is detrimental to passengers in terms of fares.

Porter Airlines has boosted its service between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport to 13 flights per day.

The Swedish government has announced it is to extend its contract for all non-domestic flights with SAS and its Star Alliance partners Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines.

Low-cost airline Germanwings it is to start flying from Cologne to Nador in Morocco six weeks earlier than planned, due to unexpected demand.

Delta Air Lines has posted the most profitable fourth quarter in its 84-year history after boosting fares to cover the increasing jet fuel prices.

American Airlines (AA) has announced a fourth European service from its Miami hub with the launch of a new route to Barcelona.

The benefits of an EC plan to introduce a uniform slot-trading scheme across Europe’s major airports is based on “seriously flawed” analysis and is likely to come at the expense of Europe's regional airlines, an aviation trade body warned today.

Southwest Airlines has announced it will launch four non-stop daily flights from Lambert-St Louis International Airport to San Antonio and New York LaGuardia.

Lufthansa Cargo has today (January 23) launched a new service directly connecting Frankfurt and Detroit – America’s automotive metropolis – for the first time ever.

British Airways has announced it will resume flights from Heathrow to Tripoli on Tuesday May 1, following the completion of a thorough security review by the UK government and Libyan authorities.