Passenger air transportation

Airlines in ex-Yugoslavia: Balkan unity?

Four airlines may have to merge(15)

The American Airlines bankruptcy: Considering its options

American Airlines acknowledges that it may not emerge from bankruptcy as an independent company(9)

Busiest airline routes: Top flights

Where are the world's busiest airline routes?(0)

Delta Air Lines: An airline buys an oil refinery

Delta Air Lines is buying an oil refinery near Philadelphia(10)

Airline rules: Health and safe tea

Taking hot drinks on planes(50)

Surf Air: Can an all-you-can-fly airline possibly work?

California-based Surf Air want to revolutionise the airline business model(6)

BA and bmi: In which British Airways buys a money-losing airline to the detriment of its own passengers

The BA-bmi deal is yet another example of the rottenness in the market for landing slots at big airports(42)

JetBlue: The lesson of the JetBlue pilot incident

Psychological screening doesn't always work. Witness Tuesday's incident on JetBlue(19)

Caribbean aviation: Red in the face

A budget airline goes under(3)

In-flight technology: Flyers take their tablets

Air passengers are turning to tablet devices faster than travellers on bus and train(17)

Airlines and emissions permits: Green taxes—a nice little earner for some

Being forced to buy permits to emit carbon dioxide could be a new source of profit for some airlines(17)

easyJet: easyJet beats expectations

Europe's second-largest discount carrier posts strong results for the fourth quarter of 2011(1)

Boeing: Faster, faster, faster

Boeing struggles to fulfil a rush of orders(1)

In short: Good news for Swiss, and other stories

Swiss International Airlines tops a survey, business travellers become business tourists, and the military way to get a seat on the train(2)

British Airways: Jingle belles

What the "flower duet" from Lakmé is all about(3)

In-flight announcements: The wrong warning

British Airways terrifies its passengers with the wrong in-flight message(31)

Business quotations: Our favourite air lines

Airlines have all the best quotes(25)

Air Canada: Spillover effects

Air Canada: Two seats bad

Air Canada faces a class-action lawsuit from disabled passengers who have been required to pay for two seats(23)

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