- Air France Faces Charges over 2009 Atlantic Crash[Mar. 18, 2011]
A French judge filed preliminary charges of manslaughter Friday against Air France over a 2009 crash that killed all 228 people aboard a jet that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean.
- SpiceJet Sacks Two Pilots for Fudging Flying Hours[Mar. 19, 2011]
After the sacking of four pilots of Air India, IndiGo and MDLR, two cockpit crew of SpiceJet have lost their job for fudging the flying hours to obtain commercial pilot licence. The low-cost carrier terminated the services of Captain Anuj Kumar and First Officer Amit Mundra on Friday after their names appeared in the investigations into the fake flying licence issue.
- Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Completes Taxi Tests Successfully[Mar. 18, 2011]
Boeing successfully completed high-speed taxi tests on the first 747-8 Intercontinental today. This is the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight.
- Aviation Body Issues Radiation Warning[Mar. 16, 2011]
Aviation regulators in London have issued a formal warning over the possible radioactive hazard from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant.
- Greece Scraps Airport Landing, Takeoff and Stopover Fees for 9 Months to Boost Tourism[Mar. 16, 2011]
Greece's transport ministry says it is waiving landing, takeoff and stopover fees for all aircraft using Greek airports, except for Athens International Airport, from April until the end of the year.
- Airlines Monitoring Radiation, Making Adjustments to Flights in Japan[Mar. 17, 2011]
Air carriers are watching the situation at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant closely, making contingency plans and routing adjustments to keep operations running smoothly and protect passengers and crew from radiation risks.
- Qantas Tokyo Flight Schedule Unchanged; Resting Crews in Hong Kong[Mar. 16, 2011]
Qantas Airways Ltd. is maintaining its original flight capacity between Sydney and Tokyo but is resting flight crews in Hong Kong as a potential nuclear crisis and earthquake aftershocks continue to rock Japan.
- 5 Dead in Plane Crash at Long Beach Airport in CA[Mar. 16, 2011]
Two prominent real estate developers and a bicycle advocate were among five people killed Wednesday in the fiery crash of a twin-engine plane at Long Beach airport, a spokesman for one of the victims said.
- Air India Pilot Strike Postponed[Mar. 17, 2011]
The planned strike by the Indian Commercial Pilots Assn., the union representing 800 Air India pilots who were Indian Airlines pilots prior to the 2007 merger, has been deferred for four weeks as talks begin with the labor commissioner.
- ICAO Signs Air Cargo Security Agreement with World Customs Organization[Mar. 16, 2011]
ICAO and the World Customs Organization on Tuesday announced an agreement pledging "expanded cooperation" on air cargo security.