Jet Airways slid 8.04% in morning trade, a day after it told the Bombay Stock Exchange that it was delaying releasing its first-quarter results.

China has demanded that foreign firms, and airlines in particular, do not refer to self-ruled Taiwan as a non-Chinese territory on their websites.

IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac has again urged all concerned to ensure that air connectivity be maintained between Qatar and rest of the world.

The World Air Transport Summit and the 74th Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association in Sydney, Australia, in early June will focus on key issues concerning the global aviation industry.

Since adding its fourth Italian destination, Qatar Airways has been operating 42 weekly flights from Doha to Italy.

Rolls-Royce said that more regular inspections are required and would lead "to higher than previously guided cash costs being incurred during 2018".

American Airlines has ordered 47 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal valued at $12 billion at list prices, while cancelling a major order for Airbus A350s.

Jet Airways, in a filing to the stock exchange late on Tuesday, did not say whether the agreement was a formal order or a non-binding memorandum of understanding.

Qatar Airways has congratulated its home and hub, Hamad International Airport (HIA), on being ranked fifth ‘Best Airport in the World’ at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2018.

The aircraft, owned by Arik Air, was travelling from Lagos to Accra on Tuesday when the fault was detected but no one was hurt, a company statement said.

Domestic Indian passenger traffic increased by 17.9% in January from a year earlier, marking the 41st consecutive month of double-digit growth.

Being offered cash at the gate to take a later flight because of overbooking may become a rarity if technology being examined by major airlines such as British Airways, JetBlue and Qantas catches on.