- Airline to End Taipei-Taichung Service[Apr. 12, 2007]
On April 11, Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) approved a request raised by Mandarin Airlines to end service on the Taipei-Taichung route, starting May 1.
- Japan: 7 People on ANA Plane Slightly Injured Due to Turbulence[Apr. 17, 2007]
An All Nippon Airways plane flying above the sea off Shizuoka Prefecture was hit by air turbulence on April 16, leaving one passenger and six crew members slightly injured, ANA officials said.
- Air China Launches New Beijing-Sapporo Service[Apr. 18, 2007]
Air China said it has launched a new non-stop service between its Beijing hub and the northern Japanese city of Sapporo.
- Over Half of JAL's Department Chiefs to Quit[Apr. 18, 2007]
On April 17, Japan Airlines Corp said more than half of its department chiefs and other senior management officials aged 54 or older will quit on June 30, 2007, under an early retirement program.
- Dragonair Holidays Joins Asia Miles, Launches 'Double Asia Miles' Promotion[Apr. 18, 2007]
On April 18, Dragonair Holidays announced that it has joined Asia Miles - Asia's leading travel reward programme. To celebrate the partnership, Dragonair Holidays has launched a "Double Asia Miles" promotion for bookings made between April 18 and May 18, 2007, offering travellers the chance to earn double miles on a wide selection of Dragonair Holidays' packages or guided tours.
- Gulf Air to Buy or Lease 12 Airbus Planes by 2010[Apr. 17, 2007]
Gulf Air will buy or lease four new Airbus aircraft by early 2008 and eight others by the beginning of 2010, the airline's chief executive said on April 17.
- Indonesia Vows to Act as U.S. Warns on Flight Safety[Apr. 17, 2007]
On April 17, Indonesia pledged to shut down airlines that persisted to flout safety markers, as the United States advised its citizens not to fly on the nation's airlines after a recent spate of accidents.
- Aboard The A380[Apr. 16, 2007]
Before my first flight on the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, I thought a racing heart might not be a problem.
- Amateur Pilot Gets His Wings Clipped[Apr. 12, 2007]
He had never received any flight training, but that did not stop Li Xianfeng from building his own aircraft and flying it into the sky.
- Brazilian Success Story Offers Insight for China[Apr. 17, 2007]
Founded in 1969, Embraer was owned by the Brazilian government before it was privatized in 1994. At the end of 2006, Embraer had an order backlog of US$15 billion, 25 percent of which is from the Asia-Pacific region. Embraer sold its first jet to China in 2000 and has a backlog of 104 orders from China. It signed its largest single order in the country last August to sell 100 jets to Hainan Airlines Group (HNA), including 50 E-190 jets and 50 ERJ 145 jets. The 50-seat ERJ145 will be produced by a joint venture between Embraer and Harbin Aircraft Industry Co Ltd formed in 2003.