Kingfisher Airlines, the privately owned airline based in India, is launching a door-to-door, same-day-delivery cargo service from February 2, 2010.

Southwest Airlines, the low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas, the United States, has announced that it has tested wireless in-flight internet service and is ready to offer Wi-Fi in its entire fleet of 540 aircraft by early 2012.

The prototype of the PAK-FA, or the T-50, Russia’s fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, which is a joint venture with India, has made its successful, 45-minute maiden flight.

Air Canada, the flag-carrier airline of Canada, and its affiliates are starting flights to 7 more cities in the United States from its hub in Toronto, Canada, in the spring of 2010.

AirAsia flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai soon

American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, will add seasonal service between Myrtle Beach International Airport in South Carolina and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas from April 6, 2010, through October 31, 2010.

Jet Airways, based in Mumbai, India, has posted profits for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, thanks to the cost-cutting measures, fall in the prices of aviation turbine fuel, growth in air traffic, and higher earnings from leasing aircraft.

Delta AirElite, a wholly owned private-jet subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, has bought Segrave Aviation, headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina, the United States.

A man flying to Perth in Australia from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrying “bottles of suspicious-looking liquid” in his baggage forced the evacuation of the Qantas Airways terminal at the domestic airport in Perth on January 25, 2010.

India has placed airports in the country on high alert after Western intelligence warned of a possible attempt by terrorists to hijack an Indian commercial airliner.

Yet another foreign airline is leaving Pakistan, most probably because of security concerns.

The government of Canada has eased rules for flying to the United States by allowing passengers to take one carry-on bag on US-bound flights.

India and the United States have decided to deploy sky marshals on flights between the two nations.

The United Kingdom has suspended direct air services to Yemen as a part of a package of new security steps aimed at dealing with the threat of attacks by al-Qaeda on Western countries.

Virgin Blue Airlines, the low-cost airline based in Australia, has been won the contract to operate passenger services from Perth in Australia to the Christmas Island and the Cocos Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean, and also flights between the two territories.

Etihad Airways, the flag-carrier airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), may charge passengers for a second piece of baggage as a part of the airline’s efforts to maximise its revenues.

The government of India has decided to set up full-body scanners at airports across India in a phased manner in order to step up security against potential terror attacks.

US Department of Transportation launches redesigned aviation consumer website that is more user-friendly

Boeing Dreamliner performs as expected in initial airworthiness testing, crosses another milestone: Boeing Company

Jet Airways plans daily, direct Mumbai-Johannesburg flights; to sign code-share deal with Kenya Airways

Jetstar Pacific Airlines, the low-cost airline based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has been criticised by the Vietnamese authorities for what they call its “very poor and ineffective” safety practices.

Nigeria has announced that it will soon deploy air marshals on its Untied States-bound flight in order to increase security after the attempt on Christmas Day by a Nigerian man, Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, 23, to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane flying from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to Detroit in the United States.

Deutsche Lufthansa, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, has announced that it plans to operate commercial flights to Iraq from its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich in Germany in the summer of 2010. If and when this happens, Lufthansa will be the first major carrier based in Europe or in the United States to have resumed scheduled flights to Iraq in 20 years.

Following frequent cases of passengers getting unruly on flights, India’s Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as well as India-based airlines are seeking new legislation to check in-flight misbehaviour.

A new study has found that the H1N1 flu (swine flu) spreads fast during air travel and that passengers in economy-class are much more likely to contract the epidemic than those travelling in first-class.

The air conditioning system of an Ahmedabad-bound Spicejet flight stopped working mid-air and a passenger fainted possibly because of the stifling air inside.

Airlines based in the United States set a record in November 2009 vis-à-vis arriving at their destinations on time – in at least about a decade.

The United States has warned that “regional extremists” are planning an attack on flights of Air Uganda between Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and Juba, the capital of southern Sudan.

Delta Air Lines’ passenger traffic falls by 7.5% in December 2009; capacity down by 8.4%

Three scheduled commercial flights had to be diverted in the United States very recently because of “disruptive passengers”.