Italy’s economic development minister said the choice of a new investor to help rescue bankrupt Alitalia would be independent of any other dossier, in a reference to the Atlantia transport and infrastructure holding company that is said to be interested in taking part.

Solid macro fundamentals combined with capacity pressure created by the Boeing 737 MAX grounding have set US airlines up for a strong summer season, analysts at Cowen & Co. project.

Niki Lauda, a Formula One racing champion who went on to create and run three airlines, has died aged 70.

The average net earnings for Asia Pacific’s 25 main carriers fell a little more than 50% year-on-year (YOY) in 2018, in light of “significantly higher jet fuel prices, adverse currency movements and rising pressures on non-fuel cost items,” according to Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).

European leisure airline TUI Group will decide by the end of May whether to extend contingency plans put in place to offset the impact of the grounding of its 15 Boeing 737 MAX 8s.