- Human Factor Among Likely Causes of the Yaroslavl Crash[Sep. 08, 2011]
Engine failure and human factor are seen as the most likely causes of Wednesday's plane crash near Yaroslavl, Russia's Deputy Transport Minister Valery Okulov said.
- Air India Plane Tyres Burst on Landing at Dabolim[Sep. 07, 2011]
Passengers and crew aboard an Air India Kuwait-Goa-Chennai flight had a narrow escape when the aircraft's front nose wheel tyres burst on landing at Dabolim airport on Tuesday morning.
- Bomb Threat Grounds Flight from Pakistan to Manchester[Sep. 08, 2011]
A plane bound for Britain was forced to land in Turkey yesterday after a Pakistani airline received bomb threats by email.
- Backgrounder: Major Air Crashes Since 2010[Sep. 07, 2011]
A YAK-42 passenger plane carrying 45 people crashed Wednesday after taking off near central Russian city of Yaroslavl, killing at least 43 people aboard, said the Emergency Situations Ministry.
- Plane Missing in Bolivia with 9 Aboard[Sep. 08, 2011]
Rescue workers are searching Bolivia's eastern jungle for a missing twin-engine plane with nine people aboard operated by a small commercial airline.
- Russian Jet Carrying Hockey Team Crashes, 36 Dead[Sep. 07, 2011]
A Russian jet carrying a top local ice hockey team crashed while taking off Wednesday in western Russia, killing 36 people and leaving one critically injured, officials said.
- Third Time Is a Charm - Emirates SkyCargo Takes Delivery of Boeing 777 Freighter[Sep. 07, 2011]
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates Airline, has taken delivery of its third Boeing 777 Freighter, the most modern, technologically advanced large freighter available. It joins Emirates' expanding fleet of Boeing 777s, serving an ever-growing demand from a global cargo market.
- Delta, US Airways Say Hurricane Irene Eroded Profits in August[Sep. 07, 2011]
Delta Air Lines Inc. said flight cancellations from Hurricane Irene reduced August net profit by US$15 million, joining US Airways Group Inc. in kicking off the airline industry's tally of costs from the storm.
- Myanmar Private Airlines to Resume Flight Service in October[Sep. 06, 2011]
Yangon Airways, a Myanmar domestic private airline, will resume its flight services next month after securing the Aircraft Operation Certificate (AOC), the Yangon Airways told Xinhua Monday.
- Air Travel Shoes-off Screening Rule to Be Eased in Future, Napolitano Says[Sep. 07, 2011]
Air travelers won't have to take their shoes off during security screenings in the future, said U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.