Air India's new direct Delhi-New York, Mumbai-Washington flights soon; Kolkata-Washington service from December 1, 2009.

Air France is planning to auction 380 seats on 2 inaugural flights of the Airbus A380 Superjumbo from Paris to New York on November 20, 2009, and from New York to Paris on November 21, 2009.

JetBlue Airways, the low-cost airline based in New York, the United States, is expanding its services from San Francisco International Airport by adding daily, direct flights.

British Airways plans to launch its first-ever long-haul Club World service – the  business class-only flights – between London City Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, on September 29, 2009.

Air France is all set to start operations between Paris and New York come November 2009. The airlines will use its new high density airbus A380 for the purpose. The A380 is currently world’s biggest passenger jet.

Malaysia Airlines, the flag-carrier airline of Malaysia, has decided to suspend its thrice-a-week flights from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to New York (the United States) via Stockholm (Sweden) and vice-versa from October 2009.

Delta Air Lines has announced that it is moving its non-stop flight from Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, to Mumbai in India back to John F Kennedy International Airport in New York with effect from October 24, 2009.

Delta Air Lines has started two flights a week between New York in the United States and Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria.

Malaysia Airlines has announced that passengers who have booked to travel to Los Angeles or New York in the United States are free to make changes to their flights, free of charge, till the end of May 2009.

Pet Airways has announced that it will launch the first ever pet-only airline service, serving five cities to start with, New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles.

Southwest Airlines is launching daily, non-stop flights between New York’s LaGuardia Airport and Chicago’s Midway Airport and between LaGuardia Airport and Baltimore-Washington International Airport on June 28, 2009.

Continental Airlines has started a daily, non-stop flight between Shanghai in China and New York.

Continental Airlines will launch daily nonstop scheduled flights between New York (Newark Liberty) and  Shanghai,  China from March 25, 2009.

Continental Airlines, based in Huston, Texas, the United Sates, will start scheduled service between New York’s Newark Liberty International Airport and Shanghai in China from March 25, 2009.

British Airways, the national airline and the flag carrier of the United Kingdom, is offering its passengers use of mobile phones, BlackBerries and data-enabled laptops on limited routes from September 2009.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the nation’s aviation regulator, has urged airlines to reduce voluntarily operations at the congested LaGuardia Airport in New York after a plan to auction takeoff and landing rights at three airports in the New York area was stayed by a court.

Emirates, one of the world’s fastest-growing carriers has announced plans to advance its Indian operation with 18 additional flights per week, effective July 1 2008.