- EVA Airways to Launch Taipei-Osaka-Los Angeles Service[Jan. 29, 2008]
EVA Airways said it will launch a Taipei-Osaka-Los Angeles route with three flights a week from March 30.
- China Southern Reportedly Interested in The Privatisation of Czech Airline CSA[Feb. 01, 2008]
According to a Thomson Financial report, daily newspaper Pravo has reported, without citing sources, that China Southern Airlines is interested in the privatisation of Czech state airline CSA, which is not expected to take place until next year.
- Cross-Strait Charter Flight Leaves Beijing[Feb. 02, 2008]
On Feb. 2, the first charter flight left Beijing in the morning for Taipei, carrying 142 passengers across the Taiwan Strait for Spring Festival family reunions.
- Japan's Narita Airport Saw Record-High Number of Travelers in 2007[Feb. 01, 2008]
Narita International Airport near Tokyo saw a record-high number of travelers as well as an all-time high in the number of flight arrivals and departures in 2007, its operator said on Jan. 31.
- Air India, Jupiter, Airbus Ink MOU to Establish India-Based MRO Facility[Jan. 28, 2008]
Air India, Jupiter Aviation and Airbus signed an MOU last week to establish a three-way JV MRO facility in India to perform work on all types of Airbus aircraft operated by AI and other Indian airlines.
- Helicopter Crash Kills Two in Britain[Jan. 26, 2008]
Two people were killed as their helicopter crashed in Yorkshire on Jan. 26, police said.
- Plane Crash Kills One, Injures Another in Russia[Jan. 28, 2008]
On Jan. 28, a two-seat plane crashed in southern Russia, leaving the pilot dead and the passenger in intensive care, RIA news agency reported.
- Nude Flight Available for German Holidaymakers[Jan. 29, 2008]
A German travel company is launching special nude flights to allow holidaymakers to indulge their love of naturism, according to media reports on Jan. 29.
- Passenger Airplane Makes Emergency Landing in Bolivia, No Death Reported[Feb. 01, 2008]
On Feb. 1, a Boeing 727 plane carrying more than 150 passengers crash-landed in a flooded region on the outskirts of the Bolivian city of Trinidad with no death reported, according to news from La Paz, Bolivia.
- Heavy Rain Forces Closure of Indonesia's Biggest Airport[Feb. 01, 2008]
On Feb. 1, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta was completely closed in the morning because of heavy rains that reduce visibility range.