Taiwan and China are planning to boost their cross-strait weekly flights by a third to 500 to meet ever growing demand, the island’s authorities said Friday.The two sides will meet next week in China to finalise the matter ahead of the scheduled beginning of individual Chinese tourism to the island... 

TAM Airlines is doubling its direct overnight non-stop services to-and-from London Heathrow and Rio de Janeiro from three flights a week to six.The new Rio services start on August 2nd 2011 and compliment TAM’s existing daily overnight Boeing 777 service between London and São Paulo, adding much needed... 

Bristol Airport is hoping to launch flights to new destinations in Germany, eastern Europe and Scandinavia by 2012, it said today.Aviation director Shaun Browne said the airport had made a strong case for new routes recently when it attended a three-day conference aimed at bringing airports and airlines... 

About 2,500 passengers will be affected when 1,600 aircraft engineers walk off the job for an hour tomorrow over pay and conditions.The national carrier says a further 46 flights will also be delayed.Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers federal secretary Steve Purvinas says stoppages will be at local...