- Boeing Scraps Wireless System on The 787[Jan. 26, 2007]
Boeing has scrapped plans for a wireless entertainment system on its new 787 "Dreamliner," about eight months before the plane's first scheduled flight.
- Passenger Plane Crashes into A Truck in France[Jan. 26, 2007]
French gendarmes stand near a Fokker 28-100 after it over-ran the airport runway in Pau southern France, crashing into a truck and killing its driver, before continuing some 500 metres before stopping in a corn field, January 25, 2007. The some fifty passengers aboard the Regional (Air France Group) airline flight from Pau to Paris were evacuated by gendarmes.
- Boeing Delivers Next-Generation 737 to China United Airlines[Jan. 26, 2007]
On January 24, the Boeing Company delivered a Next-Generation 737-800 to China United Airlines Company Limited, marking the first delivery of a new 737 to the airline.
- Hong Kong International Airport's New Passenger Terminal to Begin Phased Opening in February[Jan. 26, 2007]
Hong Kong International Airport's (HKIA) new passenger terminal, known as Terminal 2 or T2, will begin phased opening next month. Located next to the existing Terminal 1, T2 brings a range of exciting new facilities and services to the airport's rapidly expanding customer base. T2 is the centrepiece of HKIA's larger development called SkyCity which will enable Hong Kong to provide local and overseas passengers with a dynamic and memorable airport experience.
- Air China Receives Awards, Brand Recognition in 2006[Jan. 26, 2007]
Air China has been honored at the 2006 World Executive Summit in Hong Kong with the "Chinese Brand Annual Award" in the Aviation category. Winning the prestigious award symbolizes Air China's achieving its goal to be the #1 Chinese aviation brand, both in China and as the airline pushes forward in the global marketplace.
- Boeing Arm Trials Faster Pilot Training[Jan. 26, 2007]
The airline industry faces the daunting challenge of training 340,000 new pilots by 2024 - including 73,000 in the Asia-Oceania region - to meet growth and retirements.
- Macquarie Airports Wants More of Lucrative Sydney Airport[Jan. 26, 2007]
Listed Macquarie Bank offshoot Macquarie Airports (MAp) is eyeing a bigger stake in Sydney Airport after the airport's holding company reported a 16 per cent surge in December quarter earnings.
- Sydney Airport Earnings Gain Altitude[Jan. 25, 2007]
A combination of higher landing revenues, retail growth and passenger traffic boosted Sydney Airport's first half underlying profit by 12.5 per cent.
- Indonesia: Signals from Missing Plane's Black Boxes Found[Jan. 26, 2007]
The US Navy has picked up signals from the flight data recorders, or black boxes, of an Indonesian jetliner that crashed into the sea on New Year's Day with 102 people onboard, the US Embassy said on January 25.
- China Southern Keeps Options Open on Cargo Venture[Jan. 25, 2007]
China Southern Airlines, the nation's biggest carrier by fleet size, said on January 24 that it is in talks with other foreign carriers besides Air France-KLM for an air cargo joint venture.