- Travel Agents Say Budget Flights May Lose Air NZ Customers[Dec. 11, 2006]
Travel agents say Air New Zealand's plan to have its budget operations pick up more flights across the Tasman could lose it customers.
- Cathay Pacific Celebrates Return of Shanghai Passenger Service[Dec. 02, 2006]
On December 2, Cathay Pacific Airways celebrated the return of Shanghai to its passenger network, with flight CX362 departing Hong Kong at the scheduled time of 23:35 on December 1, and arriving at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport in the morning on December 2. The airline's first return flight from Shanghai arrived in Hong Kong at 05:45.
- Dragonair, Cathay Pacific Code-share Flights to Mainland[Dec. 08, 2006]
Dragonair and Cathay Pacific Airways will start operating code-sharing flights this month in Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen.
- U.S. Pilots Charged with Risking Airplane in Disaster in Brazil[Dec. 09, 2006]
On December 8, Brazil's Federal Police charged U.S. pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paladino of unintentionally risking the safety of the commercial airplane that crashed in the Brazilian rainforest, killing 154 passengers on September 29.
- Chinese Officials Below Vice Minister Banned From First Class Travel[Dec. 08, 2006]
Chinese officials below the rank of vice minister have been banned from flying first-class at public expense on business trips in a move to cut costs.
- China Stresses Civil Aviation Safety[Dec. 07, 2006]
China has achieved over 5.8 million hours of safety flying record so far, according to the source from the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC).
- Dalavia Far East Airways' Experts Help to Train GBIAC's Dispatch Coordinators[Dec. 08, 2006]
- Lufthansa Further Expands Airbus 340-600 Long-range Fleet[Dec. 07, 2006]
Lufthansa German Airlines is expanding its Airbus long-range fleet with an order for seven additional Airbus A340-600 aircraft. The new order raises the total number of A340s in Lufthansa's fleet to 52. With this order Airbus passes the milestone of 1000 aircraft sales of the A330/A340 Family, reconfirming its strong position in this market segment.
- Boeing, First Choice Airways Sign Order for Two Additional Boeing 787s[Dec. 06, 2006]
On December 6, the Boeing Company confirmed that UK-based carrier and integrated-tour operator First Choice Airways has ordered an additional two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners with deliveries beginning in 2011. This order previously was listed on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries webpage attributed to an unidentified customer.
- Boeing 787 Program Ends Year with Celebration of Progress[Dec. 06, 2006]
On December 6, customers, partners and employees gathered at the Boeing Everett factory to celebrate the virtual rollout of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the program's progress over the last year.