In July, Air India became the 27th member of the Star Alliance and the airline now carries 15.4 million passengers to 85 airports in 24 countries.

Following a bit of saber-rattling last year, leaders of the “big three” US consolidated carriers, American, Delta and United, are believed to ramping up their campaign in Washington DC against the major Gulf carriers, which are looking to expand their North American footprints.

After all these years, I still miss the logo of the Flying Tiger Line.

There’s an interesting article here by Wall Street Journal The Middle Seat editor Scott McCartney, providing his annual scorecard on the performance of the eight biggest carriers in 2014.

DOT is considering whether to reallocate Delta’s Seattle-Tokyo Haneda slot pair, setting off a clash between three US airlines.

Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker is a notoriously hard man to please. As head of the launch customer airline for the Airbus A350 XWB, he has challenged the manufacturer and its engine supplier, Rolls-Royce.

2014 was a tough year for the air transport industry. The disappearance of MH370, shooting down of MH17 and crash of QZ8501 each have left flight numbers etched into airline history and families forever bereft.

The fire aboard a parked Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 in January 2013 is one of the most significant events in recent aviation history.