- New Asian Customer Orders Airbus Corporate Jetliner[Feb. 06, 2007]
A new Asian customer is to acquire an A319 Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ), consolidating the aircraft's presence in Asia, where total sales run into double-figures.
- China Sonangol Orders Three Airbus Corporate Jetliners[Feb. 05, 2007]
China Sonangol has disclosed a previously placed firm order for three Airbus Corporate Jetliners (ACJs), becoming the first named Chinese customer for the aircraft. The announcement highlights the growth of corporate jets in China, as large companies increasingly recognise their benefits as business tools for executives.
- Cathay Pacific Seeks US$300 Million for New Aircraft[Feb. 10, 2007]
Cathay Pacific Airways is seeking a five-year syndicated loan of US$300 million (HK$2.34 billion) to finance increasing capital expenditures.
- Thai Airways Union Opposes Reopening of Bangkok's Don Muang Airport[Feb. 10, 2007]
The Thai Airways Union has warned that its 14,000 members will launch protests if the government does not back down on a plan to reopen the aging Don Muang airport.
- Airline Tycoon Richard Branson Offers US$25 Million Greenhouse Gas Cleanup Prize[Feb. 10, 2007]
On Feb. 9, airline tycoon Richard Branson announced a US$25 million prize for the first person to come up with a way of scrubbing greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere in the battle to beat global warming.
- Taiwan's Top Aviation Official Faces Corruption Charges[Feb. 10, 2007]
Twenty-nine people, including Taiwan's top aviation official, were indicted on corruption charges for filing false government compensation claims, according to Taiwan's local news reports on Feb. 9.
- Thick Fog Forces Flight Cancellations in Shanghai[Feb. 09, 2007]
On Feb. 8, thousands of passengers were stranded at Shanghai's two civilian airports as flights were delayed or canceled due to the thick fog that has gripped the city and nearby areas since early afternoon on Feb. 7.
- UA Gets Final Approval for Flights Between China, US Capitals[Feb. 09, 2007]
UAL Corp's United Airlines won the final approval to fly the first nonstop daily service between Washington D.C. and Beijing, the US Department of Transportation announced on Feb. 8.
- British Airways Needs A Decade to Get Back "Terminal 5 Reallocation" Investment[Feb. 09, 2007]
British Airways Plc Chief Executive Officer Willie Walsh said it will take the airline a decade to get back a 350 million-pound (US$689 million) investment in moving to Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow airport, Bloomberg News reported.
- bmi Urges Competition Commission Review of BAA Airport Monopoly[Feb. 08, 2007]
bmi, London Heathrow Airport's second biggest airline, has told the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) of the UK Government that the monopoly ownership by BAA of Britain's busiest airports must come to an end. The bmi group supports many of the findings and provisional conclusions set out in the OFT's BAA airport market study paper. The OFT's paper highlighted key issues and problems inherent with BAA's monopoly provision of airport services.