- Orbitz Profit Tops Views on International Strength[Aug. 09, 2011]
Online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide Inc's quarterly net profit fell much less steeply than analysts expected, helped by strength in its international business.
- Tiger Airways Grounding Lifted[Aug. 10, 2011]
Tiger Airways says it will resume flying on Friday after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority lifted its grounding of the airline.
- S. Korea Police: Man Hung in Plane Likely a Suicide[Aug. 09, 2011]
Police in South Korea say a passenger found hanged in a plane bathroom apparently killed himself during the flight.
- US Airways Seeks Halt to Alleged Pilot Slowdown on Harm to Public, Airline[Aug. 09, 2011]
US Airways Group Inc. (LCC) asked a federal court to temporarily block its pilots union and individual pilots from taking part in or encouraging an alleged work slowdown.
- Bat on Delta Plane Leaves Passengers in a Flap[Aug. 09, 2011]
Forget snakes, crocodiles and rats on planes - the latest animal to cause mid-air chaos is truly from the dark side.
- 15 Injured as Russian Plane Skids off Runway in Far East[Aug. 08, 2011]
A passenger plane with 36 people aboard skidded off runway in Blagoveshchensk in Russia's Far East on Monday, leaving at least 15 people injured.
- Emirates Eyes EU Carbon Tax of US$1 Billion over 10 Years[Aug. 08, 2011]
Emirates, Dubai's flagship carrier, said the European Union's planned carbon emission scheme may cost it as much as US$1 billion over 10 years, as it joined other airlines in objecting to the tax.
- Plane Disappears in Russia's Far East After Engine Fire[Aug. 09, 2011]
A plane carrying 11 people disappeared from radars on Tuesday in Russia's Far East after reporting a fuel leak and fire in an engine, emergencies officials said.
- Airlines Cut Ticket Prices as Federal Taxes Return[Aug. 08, 2011]
U.S. airlines are cutting fares. But many fliers will pay no less now that federal ticket taxes are back in place.
- U.S. to Provide US$30 Million for Kyrgyz Air Control Upgrade[Aug. 06, 2011]
The U.S. Congress had approved US$30 million funding to help upgrade Kyrgyzstan's air traffic management system, the U.S. embassy said here Saturday.