- Hawaii-bound Alaska Airlines Flight Hits Bird[Apr. 09, 2011]
Officials say a Hawaii-bound Alaska Airlines flight safely returned to Sacramento International Airport after a bird struck one of its engines.
- DGCA Asks Airlines to Submit Monthly Data on Fuel Consumption[Apr. 10, 2011]
With a view to check air pollution emanating from aircraft, aviation regulator DGCA has asked all airlines and other operators to submit monthly data on fuel consumption by their fleet from this month.
- Jet Returns to California Airport after Striking Bird[Apr. 09, 2011]
A passenger jet sucked a bird into one of its engines shortly after taking off from Sacramento on Saturday, but the engine kept running and the plane returned to land safely, the airline said.
- Another Air Traffic Controller Caught Sleeping on the Job[Apr. 07, 2011]
Another air traffic controller was found asleep on the job, but unlike the incident at a Washington, D.C., airport last month in which a controller inadvertently dozed off, this was apparently no accident.
- Southwest Airlines Sees Narrow Concern Over 737 Jet[Apr. 08, 2011]
Southwest Airlines is willing to expand inspections for its older Boeing 737 aircraft but sees no reason for concern a week after one of its jets made an emergency landing with a hole in its fuselage, the discount carrier's chief executive officer said on Friday.
- Gulfstream Jet Crashed Testing Engine Failure, Board Says[Apr. 08, 2011]
The Gulfstream G650 jet that crashed April 2, killing all four crew members, was simulating an engine failure during takeoff when the accident occurred, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
- JAL Calls on Employees to Take Unpaid Leave[Apr. 07, 2011]
Japan Airlines Corp. is calling on its employees to take unpaid leave in May and June due to a plunge in demand for air travel following the March tsunami and ensuing nuclear radiation crisis.
- Japan Airlines Offers Staff Unpaid Leave[Apr. 07, 2011]
Japan Airlines Corp. said it will offer employees the option of taking unpaid leave in May and June to help address falling passenger demand after the earthquake in Japan last month.
- Airbus Proposes Phoenix Cabin Concept to Asian Market[Apr. 06, 2011]
- Southwest Finds Cracks in More Planes[Apr. 05, 2011]
A senior Boeing Co. engineer said Tuesday that Southwest Airlines Co., which works its planes longer each day than other airlines, wasn't to blame for metal fatigue that led to a hole in the roof of a jet last week.