US Airways Group Inc has ordered 20 Airbus A350 planes honouring its promise to buy the fuel-efficient aircraft aimed at trans-Atlantic flights as part of a financing deal for the airline’s acquisition by America West Airlines.

US Airways Group, Inc. today finalized its merger with America West and will begin operating under the name US Airways.

Lionel Richie's daughter Nicole is urging fans to return her Louis Vuitton luggage if they find it, after it went missing as she travelled to New York on Tuesday. Pictured: Lionel Richie.

Airline stocks have fallen in New York on today since the series of bomb attacks on commuter trains in Madrid, killing at least 173 people.

Unions have responded angrily to a warning by United Airlines' chief executive that it's in danger of going out of business.