- New Airport Terminal Lifts Beijing into The High-Flying Club[Mar. 01, 2008]
The dragon at Beijing Capital International Airport came to life on February 29. Everyone who walks into the dragon-shaped Terminal 3 (T3) will see the flattery heaped upon it before it opened was no deception.
- Four Killed in Plane Crash in Downtown Rio de Janeiro[Mar. 02, 2008]
On March 2, a small plane carrying four people crashed in the morning in downtown Rio de Janeiro, killing all aboard, confirmed Brazil's National Agency of Civil Aviation (NACA).
- Delta Passenger in Custody After Terrorist Threat[Mar. 05, 2008]
An Irish citizen is in custody in Bangor, Maine, after he allegedly said he was a terrorist and threatened to blow up an airliner on the way to the Emerald Island.
- 10 People Killed in UN Helicopter Crash in Nepal[Mar. 04, 2008]
Three Nepali nationals, three Russian crew members and four other foreign nationals have died in Mar. 3's UN helicopter crash in central Nepal, local newspaper The Kathmandu Post reported on Mar. 4.
- EU Sends Expert to Help Speed Up Lifting Airline Ban[Mar. 05, 2008]
The European Union (EU) has sent an aviation expert to Indonesia to assist the country in the lifting of EU ban on 51 Indonesian airlines, Indonesian Transport Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said on Mar. 5.
- Air China to Become Only Foreign Airline to Serve Pyongyang[Mar. 05, 2008]
Air China has revived plans to serve the North Korean capital Pyongyang.
- Cathay Pacific's 2007 Profit Soars 72 Percent[Mar. 05, 2008]
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Asia's No. 3 carrier, posted a record-breaking 72 percent rise in annual net profit on Mar. 5 on surging passenger demand and higher ticket prices, but U.S. recession woes overshadow its outlook for 2008.
- Etihad Opens Up China to Oman-Based Travellers[Mar. 04, 2008]
Air links between Oman and China are set to improve with the launch by Etihad Airways of a new, four-flights-per-week, service from its Abu Dhabi home-base to Beijing on March 30, 2008.
- Cathay Pacific Net Profit Surges 71.8% in 2007[Mar. 05, 2008]
On March 5, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways announced a record high net profit of HK$7,023 million (US$900 million) for 2007, which was 71.8 percent higher compared with the previous year.
- U.S.: Consumer Confidence Drops, So Do Airline Stocks[Feb. 27, 2008]
On Feb. 26, U.S. government reports indicating rising oil prices and less consumer confidence triggered a drop in airline stocks.