As flights are getting longer, seats are getting comfier – in business class, at least. Here’s how to bag an upgrade

AA eyes up Hong Kong to expand frequent-flier scheme in rare vote of confidence by a carrier in city, while others slash flights as long-running protests take their toll.

Airlines can now use your smartphone or tablet as a portal for films, television shows and video games, avoiding the need for expensive hardware in every seat – but does this mark the end of an aviation era?

Eye-catching deals on flights to Hong Kong can be had in October as anti-government protests continue – US$460 from London, US$112 from Manila among them – as airlines try to fill seats amid a plunge in tourism.

Additional emergency management staff called in to coordinate the state’s response to the storm.

Southwest Airlines will not schedule 737 MAX flights until October 1, which will result in about 150 daily flight cancellations.

Stewardesses were once forbidden from getting married

Air China gets a foothold at Daxing International Airport to escalate competition with China Eastern and China Southern.

The main industries being hammered by the gloom are airlines, cars, banking, retail, technology and industrials

The lawsuit comes after pilots and airlines said Boeing failed to alert them to new features in its 737 Max-8 planes

Routes from the US into Beijing and Hong Kong were diverted and aircraft refuelled due to ‘restricted airspace’ over Russia.

Viral footage of misbehaving passengers and overreacting airline workers has prompted airlines to rethink the way they resolve conflicts. Airline employees are taking classes on how to de-escalate problems before they get out of control