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Bolivia's state-owned airline Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) has agreed to lease a fifth 737-300 and is seeking to add a sixth 737-300 before switching to a new aircraft type later this year.

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, LLC, the world’s first commercial spaceline, announced today the first ever commercial contracts to fly scientists into space for the purpose of conducting research experiments.

All Nippon Airways and Star Alliance partner Lufthansa are seeking antitrust immunity on routes between Japan and Europe.

SkyTeam partners Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines are remaining tight-lipped over weekend reports that they have teamed up to examine a possible bid for Virgin Atlantic.

United-Continental has unveiled plans to begin using Continental-operated Boeing 757s on transatlantic routes from Washington Dulles as part of the next phase of its aircraft redeployment project.

Emirates' despatch reliability on the Airbus A380 remains below expectations but the carrier is confident all the remaining kinks will be worked out by mid-2012, says Emirates president Tim Clark.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed all flights following a four-day strike by workers, after the airline's managing director resigned to placate the carrier's staff.

A revived financial performance in 2010 was the result of Air Canada’s ongoing reorganization and cost control initiative, management said during the company’s fourth-quarter results conference call.

The low-cost joint venture airline between Thai Airways International and Tiger Airways is likely to begin operations only in this year's third quarter at the earliest, putting it at least six months behind schedule.

Delta Air Lines and WestJet reached an agreement to begin interlining, effective immediately, following a long courtship between the major U.S. airline and Canadian low-cost carrier. Customers, however, will not be able to book the tickets via either carrier’s website.

Bolivia's Aerosur plans to acquire an additional Boeing 767-200 and 737-300 this year as the carrier continues its widebody fleet expansion and narrowbody fleet renewal programmes.

Austrian Airlines, British Midland, Brussels Airlines and Swiss will soon file formal applications to join the A transatlantic joint venture formed in 2009 by their German partner Lufthansa, Air Canada and U.S. partners United Airlines and Continental Airlines.

Operations at Cairo’s international airport have become increasingly chaotic as thousands of travelers try to escape the increasing violence in Egypt.

Republic Airways is taking eight Embraer 170 aircraft out of its Frontier subsidiary operations to fly them for Delta Airlines, and using smaller aircraft as Frontier fleet replacements.