- Pre-Festival Cross-Strait Charter Flights Wind Up Amid Severe Weather[Feb. 06, 2008]
As flight CI7958 operated by Taiwan-based China Airlines left for Taipei from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Feb. 6, cross-strait charter flights prior to the Spring Festival completed.
- British Airways Traffic Falls 1.6% on Heathrow Crash[Feb. 05, 2008]
British Airways Plc, Europe's third-largest airline, said passenger traffic declined 1.6 percent in January after one of its Boeing Co. 777 planes crash-landed at London Heathrow airport.
- Aeroflot's Nine-Month Profit Soars More Than 90%[Feb. 06, 2008]
Aeroflot said its net profit through the first nine months of 2007 nearly doubled to US$357.3 million according to International Financial Reporting Standards, from US$186.3 million in the year-ago period.
- British Airways Terminates Deal with Jet Airways[Feb. 05, 2008]
British Airways has terminated its deal with Jet Airways under which Jet Privilege members could easily accrue and redeem JP Miles by flying with British Airways.
- Australia: Malaysia Airlines' Pilot Fined over Child Porn[Feb. 08, 2008]
A Malaysia Airlines pilot who was caught importing child pornography to Australia has faced court.
- Italian Airline Eurofly Sees Profit in 2009[Jan. 14, 2008]
Italian airline Eurofly said on Jan. 14 that it expected to turn a net profit in 2009.
- British Airways Signs as Official Airline for 2012[Feb. 06, 2008]
London 2012 is halfway to completing its senior sponsorship programme after British Airways was confirmed on Feb. 5 as the games's official airline partner in a deal understood to be worth 40 million pounds.
- Singapore-Malaysia Route Finally Has Some Competition[Feb. 02, 2008]
The much-awaited budget flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur started on Feb. 1, ending a decades-old duopoly of the lucrative route by the countries' flag carriers.
- FlyYeti.com Takes Off for Abu Dhabi[Feb. 06, 2008]
On February 6, FlyYeti.com, Nepal's first low-cost carrier (LCC), launched non-stop service between Kathmandu, the carrier's global hub, and Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital. The airline, which will provide service between the two cities five times per week, recently commenced service to Sharjah, UAE, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Ryanair Says 2008 May Be Difficult[Feb. 05, 2008]
Ryanair Holdings Plc, Europe's biggest discount airline, said profit declined for the first time in seven quarters as increased competition hurt ticket prices.