Low-cost carriers

Etihad announced on Tuesday that the company was "informed that Air Berlin has filed for administration."

“This development is extremely disappointing for all parties, especially as Etihad has provided extensive support to Air Berlin for its previous liquidity challenges and restructuring efforts over the past six years," a statement said, and added:

Ryanair announced July 24 a new offer to customers with fares ranging from 14.99 € to over 500.000 seats, for travel from September to January. These unique fares are available for reservation from now until midnight on Tuesday, July 25 through the airline’s website. Robin Kiely of Ryanair said: “Our customers will have to book now for an autumn or winter escape.”

EasyJet has secured an air operator's certificate in Austria that will enable it to keep flying across the EU after Brexit, the low-cost carrier said on July 20, and lifted earnings guidance.

The number of passengers Turkish Airlines carried in the first half of the year has hit 30.3 million people -- the highest ever, according to a statement released by the airline on July 11.        

The national flag carrier said this year's number of customers in June rose by 13.5 percent, reaching 5.7 million, compared with the same period in 2016.        

Turkish Cabin Interior Inc. (TCI), a joint venture of Turkish Airlines, Turkish Technic and Turkish Aerospace Industries, has agreed a new deal with one of India's largest airlines to manufacture onboard galleys, it was announced on June 21.        

Boeing revised up its rolling 20-year industry forecast for passenger and freight planes by 4 percent on June 20, though signs at the world's biggest air show suggest a cooling of demand at the moment after years of red-hot growth. 

Aegean Airlines grew passenger traffic on its domestic and foreign routes by 8 percent in April to May compared with last year, starting the summer season on a strong footing, Greece's largest carrier said on Tuesday.

Aegean, a member of the Star Alliance airline group, flies a young fleet of 61 aircraft, mostly Airbus A320 jets.

An EasyJet flight that took off from Thessaloniki on Tuesday bound for the Swiss city of Basel was forced to return to the northern Greek port shortly after takeoff due to what the company described as a technical problem.

British Airways was operating most of its flights from London's two largest airports on May 29 after a computer system failure stranded thousands of passengers over a holiday weekend and turned into a public relations disaster.

The airline planned to run more than 95 percent of flights from London Heathrow and Gatwick on Monday, Chief Executive Alex Cruz told Sky News.