Iberia Airlines, the national airline of Spain, has announced that it will set up a new airline, by 2011, in order to operate on its short-haul and medium-haul routes.

Two of the 3 major airlines operating on inter-island routes in Hawaii, the United States, have merged.

Two of major airlines based in Latin America – Avianca, of Colombia, and TACA, the international airline based in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, are going to merge in a  deal intended to cuts costs.

Nigerian Eagle Airlines, the national airline of Nigeria, has signed a code-share and interline agreement with Kenya Airways, the flag-carrier airline of Kenya.

Frontier Airlines, the budget carrier based in Denver, Colorado, the United States, and its subsidiary Lynx Aviation have officially come out of bankruptcy protection and have been acquired by Republic Airways Holdings.

The governments of the United States and Japan have signed a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) as well as another pact on related implementation procedures.

Low-cost carrier SpiceJet is still in talks with their rivals GoAir and IndiGo for an alliance, reports Business Standard.

On March 31, 2009, Boeing announced the launch of its Research and Technology-India Centre.

Jet Airways has initiated a partnership which includes a unilateral code share agreement and a reciprocal frequent flyer arrangement with Dubai based Emirates Airline.

British Airways, the national airline and flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest ailrines in Europe, is holding merger talks with Qantas Airways, the national airline and flag carrier of of Australia.

Delta Air Lines, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, and Alaska Airlines, based in Seattle, Washington, the United States, have announced that they will become “preferred alliance partners” along the Pacific Coast.

Southwest Airlines, the low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas, the United States, has entered into a code-share agreement with Volaris, another low-fare airline based in Mexico.

It all happened a bit too fast. Out of the blue, there was the announcement that Jet Airways and Kingfisher  were getting into an operational alliance to better manage costs in these times of crisis for the Indian and international aviation industry. A day later, we had Jet Airways ...

Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines, India’s biggest airlines in the private sector, have reached an agreement to share certain facilities with a view to cutting costs.

Air Canada, the largest airline of Canada and the country’s flag carrier, and TAM Airlines, the biggest airline of Brazil, have entered into a codeshare partnership.

TAM Airlines, the biggest airline of Brazil, has announced that it has been invited to join the Star Alliance, the largest global alliance in commercial aviation.

Delta Air Lines Incorporated and Northwest Airlines Corporation, both major airlines based in the United States, have moved closer to merger with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accepting plans by the two carriers for a Single Operating Certificate for the combined carrier.

The European Commission (EU) has begun an anti-trust investigation into a revenue-sharing pact signed between British Airways, American Airlines and Spain’s Iberia Airlines.

Dr Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines has entered into a pact with the hugely popular multiplex chain, Fame, to kick start a promotional alliance beginning this week.

Garuda Indonesia, the national airline of Indonesia, and Singapore Airlines (SIA), the national airline of Singapore, have signed an agreement on code-sharing, joint marketing and other arrangements aimed at enhancing traffic between Indonesia and Singapore.

Continental Airlines and United Airlines, both based in the United States, have signed an agreement to connect their networks and operations worldwide.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag carrier of Germany, is considering buying a stake in Austrian Airlines Group.

Jet Airways’ JetPrivilege, the largest frequent flyer program in India, has joined All Nippon Airways, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, in a frequent-flyer partnership.

Finnair, the largest airline of Finland and the nation’s flag carrier, and Japan Airlines (JAL), one of the biggest airline operators in Asia, will start code-share cooperation on Finnair flights between Finland and Japan from June 3, 2008.