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

From next week, when American Airlines and US Airways merge to form the world's largest airline by revenues and by the number of passengers flown, the United States will have just three mega-airlines - American, Delta and United.

The two companies are working on final details and their boards may vote on the deal later this week, people familiar with the matter have said. US Airways chief executive officer Doug Parker would lead the combined company, the people said.

American Airlines and US Airways could be in for a long and bruising courtroom battle against seasoned lawyers if they choose to fight the US Justice Department's objection to their merger.