- Union Calls for German Air Traffic Control Strike[Aug. 02, 2011]
A German union called on air traffic controllers to strike for six hours on Thursday to push for higher wages, threatening flight delays and cancellations during the summer holiday season.
- U.S. Congress Fails to End Partial Shutdown of Aviation Authority[Aug. 03, 2011]
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday failed to end a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), leaving around 4,000 agency employees furloughed, possibly until September.
- Aeromexico, Boeing Conduct First Biofuel Transcontinental Flight[Aug. 03, 2011]
Boeing Co. said one of its aircraft owned by Aeromexico conducted the first commercial transcontinental flight powered by a biofuel, arriving in Madrid from Mexico City this afternoon.
- CASA Issues Alert on Flying with Lithium Batteries[Aug. 03, 2011]
An increase in the number of incidents involving lithium batteries has prompted the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to warn passengers not to put the power packs in their checked luggage because of the danger of fire.
- US Airways Pilots Deny Illegal Work Slowdown[Jul. 31, 2011]
A union representing US Airways Group Inc. pilots on Sunday rejected the carrier's accusations that it was encouraging an illegal work slowdown, resulting in more flight and baggage delays and increased cancellations.
- Iranian Passenger Jet Crashes into Refueling Truck[Aug. 02, 2011]
Passengers on an Iran Air flight learned the hard way why you should keep your seat belt securely fastened while taxiing after their plane collided with a truck loaded with jet fuel.
- Efforts to End FAA Shutdown Falter in U.S. Senate[Aug. 02, 2011]
Efforts to craft a compromise to end a partial shutdown of federal aviation programs faltered in the U.S. Senate on Monday night, raising the near certainty that the standoff will go through August.
- Star Alliance Puts Air India's Alliance Membership Application on Hold[Jul. 31, 2011]
The member airlines of the Star Alliance network and Air India have jointly concluded that the integration of Air India into the global airline alliance will be suspended. This is due to the fact that Air India has not met the minimum joining conditions that were contractually agreed in December 2007.
- Missing Asiana Airlines Pilot Took Out Huge Insurance Policies Before Crash[Jul. 30, 2011]
Asiana Airlines Co remained tight-lipped as it was revealed on Saturday that one of the two still-missing pilots of its crashed cargo plane had taken out a number of different life and property insurance policies a month before the accident, Yonhap News Agency reported.
- Asiana Pilots Reported Fire Before Crash[Aug. 01, 2011]
Investigators are expected to focus on the flammability of cargo carried by an Asiana Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter that crashed Thursday off the coast of South Korea in the East China Sea, killing both pilots. The aircraft was destroyed.