- Woman with Lung Disease Seeks Airline Help[Aug. 20, 2006]
A Dubai resident desperate to get his wife to China for a lung transplant operation is unable to book flights because airlines are restricting the amount of oxygen he can bring on board that are vital for his wife's survival.
- Kunlun Int'l Air Rescinds Set-up Application[Aug. 15, 2006]
Beijing Sheng Mao Sen Investment Group Co,. Ltd. and Beijing Zheng Qi Jia Jing Investment Guarantee Co,. Ltd. made a joint application to Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to establish a new airline carrier named Kunlun International Airlines. earlier this year, CAAC then published primary details of the application on its official website (URL: www.caac.gov.cn) based on the relevant provision under the Regulation on Operional Permission for Public Air Transportation Enterprises. CAAC has also completed the preliminary assessment of the concerned materials that had been submitted.
- Shortstory: Stuck Rudder During My 1st Solo[Aug. 18, 2006]
For my first solo, I did my first 2 take-offs and landings perfect. There was a bit of a crosswind all day so I had my rudder adjusted for it during my 3rd and final takeoff during my first solo.
- A 'Device' Threat Against the Plane[Aug. 18, 2006]
Passengers on a Pacific Blue flight from Fiji were evacuated at Sydney Airport last night after a threat was made against the plane.
- Airlines May Sue over Terror Losses[Aug. 18, 2006]
Airlines including British Airways are proposing to sue the British Government for up to pound stg. 300 million ($742 million) to recover the losses incurred since extra security measures were imposed on the nation's airports last week.
- How is China Shaping Up as a Market[Aug. 17, 2006]
It was in August 2005 when EyeforTravel had conducted its first conference in China. The excitement during the event, akin to the current status of Chinese market, was quite obvious.
- Copa Holdings Profits Continue Ascent[Aug. 17, 2006]
Copa Holdings, parent of Panama's Copa Airlines and Colombia's AeroRepublica, reported second-quarter net income of $22.9 million, up 51.3% over $15.1 million earned in the year-ago quarter, on a 39.4% jump in revenues to $191.5 million attributable in large part to Copa's acquisition of AeroRepublica last year that also contributed to hefty increases in traffic and capacity (ATWOnline, March 9, 2005).The results continue a string of positive quarters for the company, which produced rising profits in both 2004 and 2005 and record quarterly income in the first quarter (ATWOnline, May 18). They are all the more impressive considering that AeroRepublica lost $7.1 million in the most recent quarter.
- Qantas Reports AU$671 Mln Full Year Profit[Aug. 18, 2006]
On 17th August 2006, Qantas announced a profit before tax of $671 million for the year ended 30 June 2006, a 26.6 per cent decrease on the year to 30 June 2005.
- Air Berlin PLC Takes Over 100% Shares in dba[Aug. 17, 2006]
Air Berlin PLC has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in dba Luftfahrtgesellschaft Munich.
- Sharjah Airport Launches New Arrival Hall[Aug. 17, 2006]
Sharjah International Airport has received the first flight in the new arrival hall.