2 FEB: Global airline passenger demand grew 5.9% last year, but a capacity increase of 6.3% meant loads were down slightly, IATA said yesterday.

1 FEB: The Spanish government has begun legal action against collapsed airline Spanair for allegedly violating the country’s aviation regulations with its sudden shutdown.

1 FEB: Air NZ chief executive Rob Fyfe has dismissed rumours that he’s quitting the airline to join Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic.

1 FEB: San Francisco airport has opened what it believes is the world’s first airport yoga room.

30 JAN: European regulators began an anti-trust investigation on Friday into a joint venture between Delta, Air France-KLM and Alitalia on flights between the United States and Europe.

27 JAN: AirAsia said yesterday that it has taken "corrective action" to resolve complaints in a lawsuit brought by Australian regulators over its online fare information.

27 JAN: Alaska Airlines is ending a decades-long tradition of handing out prayer cards with in-flight meals because an increasing number of passengers were offended by them.

23 JAN: Emirates says it’s checking one of its A380s and has inspected another in response to a new safety warning.

23 JAN: Air New Zealand’s long haul passenger numbers fell 5% last month, the NZ Herald reports.

19 JAN: US travel website Frommer’s has issued lists of what it considers to be the world’s best and worst airport terminals - with some interesting choices.