AER Lingus can survive as a standalone airline but it might prefer to sell a stake to a larger player to take part in the sector’s consolidation wave, its chief executive has said.

RYANAIR has hit back at claims from Aer Lingus that its stake in the airline is a poison pill.

Brussels: American Airlines and fellow Oneworld alliance partners British Airways and Iberia face fresh EU antitrust hurdles as they look to extend their pact to include co-ordinated schedules and prices.

Lufthansa’s takeover of British Midland was approved by the European Commission today.

More than 100 flights at Rome’s main airport were cancelled because of a ground staff protest against job cuts that are part of Alitalia’s imminent relaunch.

ABBEY Travel has released the latest selection of high-quality holidays to Dubai and Oman, with an additional destination to Abu Dhabi. That’s not surprising since the relatively recent start-up of flights from Dublin with Etihad to Abu Dhabi and beyond.

Ryanair have lodged a case in the European Court against the European Commission.

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) agreed to take a major stake in the hotel arm of All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) today as it attempted to spread its wings in Japan.

BMI today confirmed passenger numbers had fallen at Britain’s second largest full-service airline.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has said it has launched a new codeshare relationship with Star Alliance partner bmi.

Denmark's daily paper Berlingske Tidende has quoted Torben Anker Soerensen, MD of Scandinavian budget airline Sterling European, as saying that it is in talks with several rivals on creating an alliance of low-cost carriers.

BRITISH AIRWAYS is offering to take a major stake in Swiss International Air Lines, while Germany’s Lufthansa is eyeing a full takeover, a Swiss newspaper reports.

The Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance today unanimously approved the application of US Airways to join the world’s largest airline alliance.

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic has held takeover talks with UK airline BMI British Midland, it emerged today.

Trading in United Airlines’ shares was halted in the US today after they plunged 59%, a day after the world’s second-largest carrier lost its request for government loan backing it said was needed to keep it out of bankruptcy.

Australian airline Qantas today said negotiations on a partnership which would see it acquire up to 25% of Air New Zealand were "fruitful".

Qantas Airways Ltd launched its new international budget carrier Australian Airlines today, with an inaugural flight between Cairns to Nagoya in Japan.

Airlines need to slash their costs and air fares if they are to survive, the chief executive of bmi british midland was saying today.