Japanese national airline JAL is to cut 16,000 jobs, abandon nearly 50 routes
and ground more than 100 aircraft as it fights to get a restructuring plan
off the ground.

Claims from civil aviation authorities that a Boeing 767 was involved in an
“accident” were false and sparked panic around the world.

An “accident” involving a plane travelling from London to Zimbabwe while
attempting to land was in fact a drill, the Foreign Office has claimed.

Another quarter, another roaring success for British Airways. It may have
tested its passengers’ faith with 23 strike days. But the Wildlife Trust can
spot a winner when it sees one.

Baggage charges on Ryanair flights have just become more affordable for one
passenger – the airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary, who has sold
almost €20m (£16.7m) of shares.

Ryanair is to become the first European airline to carry more than 7m
passengers in a month after a rush of bookings due to the end of the World
Cup.

The European Union has extended its restrictions on Iran Air in its latest
list of blacklisted airlines, released today.

Ryanair chief blames BAA’s high charges at Stansted and the Government’s £11
Air Passenger Duty for his decision to base fewer planes in Britain this
winter.

The hidden charges of low cost airlines have been criticised by Which?, the
consumer watchdog, as Ryanair and Thomas Cook come bottom in a survey of
short-haul carriers.

Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has accused the low-cost airline of “gouging”
its customers with “useless services”.