- Singapore Airlines Gets Nod to Invest in China Eastern[Aug. 28, 2007]
Chinese regulators have approved Singapore Airlines to buy stake of China Eastern and the final deal is due to be made public on Sep. 2.
- IATA Sees End of Paper Tickets in 2008[Aug. 27, 2007]
On August 27, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it had placed its final order for paper tickets and all tickets issued through its settlement system would be electronic from June 1, 2008.
- Emirates to Double Flights to Shanghai[Aug. 24, 2007]
The Dubai-based Emirates will launch an addition daily flight linking Dubai and China's Shanghai from February 1, 2008, Emirates News Agency reported on August 23.
- US Representative Bob Filner Charged in Airport Assault[Aug. 22, 2007]
US Representative Bob Filner has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery for allegedly pushing an airline employee at Dulles International Airport on August 19 during a dispute over baggage, authorities said.
- Qantas Introduces Bigger Planes and More Services to The West[Aug. 28, 2007]
On August 28, the Qantas Group announced it would move to an all wide-body, twin-aisle aircraft on all of its services from Perth to Sydney and Melbourne within the next two years.
- Singapore Airlines Voted "Best International Airline" by Leading Travel Magazine[Aug. 23, 2007]
Singapore Airlines has again secured the "Best International Airline Award" in the World's Best Awards 2007 survey conducted by the US-based travel magazine, Travel & Leisure. The Airline has won this top award for the past 12 years.
- Jet Inferno Raises Questions for Airlines[Aug. 23, 2007]
TV footage of August 20's explosion of a China Airlines passenger jetliner at Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture was shocking. The aircraft went up in a fireball and belched columns of black smoke while the fuselage was reduced to a charred wreck.
- Airlines Pledge Olympic Support[Aug. 28, 2007]
On August 24, representatives of foreign airlines agreed to make every effort to ensure that visitors to the Beijing Olympics enjoy the smoothest possible arrival in the Chinese capital.
- Beijing Capital International Airport to Handle 60 Million Passengers[Aug. 22, 2007]
More than 60 million people will pass through Beijing Capital International Airport next year, a spokeswoman for the airport said on August 21.
- Melbourne Airport Welcomes Skywest[Aug. 28, 2007]
Australia's Melbourne Airport will welcome its sixth domestic airline, Skywest, who has announced that it will commence 3 direct flights per week between Melbourne and Kalgoorlie.