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Air Canada flight attendants say they have reached a “tentative” deal with the airline to end a strike over wages and ground work that has cancelled…

Qantas has been fined $90m for illegally firing 1,820 baggage handlers and other ground staff in 2020, taking the cost of its controversial outsourcing decision to…

On January 29 a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing 67 people.…

Tabby WilsonBBC News, SydneyReutersThe airline says there will be no impact to Qantas’ operationsQantas is contacting customers after a cyber attack targeted their third-party customer service…

Aircraft leasing companies have won a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against insurers in relation to planes stranded in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.The high…

Singapore-based budget airline Jetstar Asia will close down at the end of July, with more than 500 employees laid-off. The low-cost airline has struggled with rising…

Mallory Moench & Imran Rahman-JonesBBC NewsGetty ImagesDetermined to avoid baggage fees for his holiday to Pisa, Benjamin Till trawled several different shops armed with a tape…

EU countries have agreed to increase the amount of time aircraft passengers are delayed before they can qualify for compensation.Passengers on short-haul flights would have to…

Sam GruetBusiness reporterGetty ImagesAirlines in the US alone made $7.27bn from check-in luggage fees last yearWith Air Canada and Southwest the latest airlines to charge passengers…