Kingfisher Airlines, the privately owned carrier based in Bangalore, India, has reported a net loss of Rs 419 crore for the second quarter of the 2009-10 fiscal, which ended on September 30, 2009 – down by 3.2% from the corresponding period in the last fiscal, when it incurred a net loss of Rs 483 crore.

Virgin America, the low-cost airline based in California, the United States, has announced a partnership with Google in order to offer free in-flight Wi-Fi service to all of its passengers during the holiday travel season from November 10, 2009, to January 15, 2010.

Wolfgang Prock-Schauer is resigning as the chief executive officer of Jet Airways, the airline based in Mumbai, India. The resignation will take effect on October 15, 2009.

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.

Airlines based in the United States improved their on-time performance, once again, in August 2009, compared to both July 2009 and August 2008.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, which owns 80% of bmi, is to buy the rest 20% stake from the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS).

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 Airbus A400M military transporter aircraft is most likely to make its first flight in December 2009.

British Airways, the flag-carrier airline of the United Kingdom, will charge passengers who wish to choose their seats prior to their travel. The new system will come into effect on October 7, 2009.

Ryanair may be a low-cost airline, but it charges more for food and drink on board than any of the other major carriers based in Britain or Ireland, a survey has found.

Eurocopter, the world’s biggest helicopter-maker and a subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), is doing well in sales in September 2009.

Southwest Airlines, the low-fare airline headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the United States, has announced that the members of its Rapid Rewards programme can earn double credits on flights between September 17, 2009, and October 31, 2009.

American Airlines, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, is considering making an equity investment in Japan Airlines, the flag-carrier airline of Japan.

At least one dozen airlines have reportedly approached Deutsche Lufthansa, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, expressing interest in buying bmi (formerly, British Midlands Airways).

SkyEurope Airlines, the budget airline based in Slovakia, has declared bankruptcy because of what it described as the “shortage of sufficient interim funding to finance ongoing operations.’

The European Commission (EC) has given its final approval to Lufthansa, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, to take over Austrian Airlines, the national airline of Austria.

Here is good news that cheers holidaymakers from Germany whose trips the rain may spoil.

Emirates Airline, based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is raising the number of its flights to Angola and South Africa later in 2009.

Ryanair, the budget carrier based at Dublin, Ireland, is reducing the number of flights at Stansted Airport in London as well as at Edinburgh Airport in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Delta Airlines and Continental Airlines have increased fees for checked baggage.

JetAmerica, the low-cost carrier that had attracted widespread attention with its promotional fares amounting to only $9, has wrapped up before it could ever take off. In a press release, JetAmerica, the company based in Clearwater, Florida, the United State, said it is “suspending sales to all markets” and also will ...

AirAsia, the low-fare airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, made the inaugural service between Bali in Indonesia and Perth in Australia on July 17, 2009.

Delta Air Lines is looking for a federal subsidy for its service to Tupelo Regional Airport in Tupelo in Mississippi, the United States, because of a decline in customer demand as well as an increase in the price of fuel. In a statement, Delta Air Lines, based in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, said its services to Tupelo Regional Airport will not be interrupted.

Airline customer satisfaction in the North America region dropped in 2009 for the third consecutive year.

The United States-based carriers Midwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines have announced a codeshare pact which enables each carrier to sell tickets on the flight of the other.

Air Asia, the low-fare carrier based in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, has done away with administration fee from its fare.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, has obtained permission from the European Union (EU) to buy a big stake in Brussels Airlines, the largest airline based in Belgium.

Japan Airlines (JAL), the national airline and flag carrier of Japan, is reducing the frequency of international flights in the Asia region from July 1, 2009.

Jet Airways, based in Mumbai, India, has increased the fuel surcharge on tickets by 400 rupees a ticket on all domestic sectors with effect from June 17, 2009.