Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot who saved his passengers and crew by making a phenomenal landing in the Hudson River last month, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on his landing and, I think even more importantly, on the work conditions pilots and crew must operate in today's economy.

MIT's Global Airline Industry Program and the International Center for Air Transportation launched the Airline Data Project (ADP) Oct. 1 featuring an online databank that provides a comprehensive collection and analysis of airline data since 1995.

In the past few years Vienna Airport has developed into Austria’s most important job engine. Almost 16,000 persons hold full-time positions in 230 enterprises located directly in Schwechat. Airport Vienna safeguards indirectly another 52,000 jobs (30 percent more than in 1999) in supplier companies.

With Kuwait threatening to disallow landing of India's state-owned carriers at its capital from Sunday, passengers planning to fly to India during summer holidays are now pinning hopes on the crucial talks between both countries.

The U.S. airline industry rises many one-way fares by up to $10 (7 EUR) late Monday, as carriers struggle with weakening domestic results, though success in making increases is scant.

The government of India has made it mandatory for airlines to allocate seat numbers to passengers, a move that will particularly help people travelling from low-cost carriers such as Air Deccan.

Northwest Airlines Corporation (OTC: NWACQ.PK) today reported a first quarter 2007 pre-tax profit of $100 million before reorganization items which compares to a first quarter 2006 pre-tax loss of $129 million before reorganization items. Including reorganization items, Northwest Airlines reported a first quarter 2007 net loss of $292 million versus a $1.1 billion net loss for the first quarter of 2006.