Aer Lingus has been fighting since October 2006 a hostile takeover attempt by Irish rival Ryanair. In early February 2008 Airline Business Deputy Editor Brendan Sobie sat down with Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion to discuss whether Aer Lingus can continue to succeed in blocking this takeover and Aer Lingus’ strategy going forward as […]

Airbus is confidently predicting that British Airways will ultimately boost its A380 …

What does United Airlines’ introduction of a $25 charge for a second piece of checked luggage mean for passengers? Click on the link to find out.
The charge will generate more than $100 million in revenue and cost savings a year, according to UAL Corp.
Our Americas Editor David Field talks about the implications […]

JetBlue Airways chief executive Dave Barger expects the US low-cost carrier will begin co-operating commercially with its new minority shareholder Lufthansa by the end of this year.
Lufthansa last month completed the purchase of a 19% stake in New York-based JetBlue. In announcing Lufthansa’s intent to acquire the stake in December, Lufthansa chief executive Wolfgang […]

African carrier Cameroon Airlines insists that it is still conducting flights although three of its aircraft are said to have been grounded over debts.
For the past 10 days, claims a local media report, three of Cameroon Airlines’ aircraft have been grounded in Douala owing to non-payment of fuel bills, causing significant disruption to the […]