18 AUG: French actor Gerard Depardieu is being accused of urinating in the aisle of a plane.

16 AUG: Budget carrier AirAsia launched a Philippines offshoot yesterday, promising to undercut rivals on domestic and regional routes.

16 AUG: US health authorities are trying to track down 15 people who were aboard a flight last week during which a bat flew around the cabin of the aircraft.

15 AUG: Random blood alcohol tests found 57 Indian airline pilots legally drunk immediately before take-off.

15 AUG: Cathay Pacific Airways is reportedly looking at shelving a marketing campaign in the wake of a sex scandal.

11 AUG: Auckland airport is under fire over alleged lengthy security screening delays at the domestic terminal.

11 AUG: There’s renewed speculation today about the prospect of Jetstar setting up a base in Hong Kong.

11 AUG: A woman who has posed for US magazine ‘Playboy’ was exposed again at Orlando airport in Florida on Monday.

9 AUG: New York’s Kennedy airport is experiencing a soaring crime rate, the New York Post reports today.

8 AUG: The family of Ryanair passenger Per-Erik Jopnsson, 63, claims he was offered a sandwich after suffering a heart attack during a flight from Britain to Sweden on Sunday - and was then asked to pay for it.