- Boeing 747-8 Freighter Successfully Completes First Flight[Feb. 08, 2010]
On Feb. 8, the Boeing 747-8 Freighter successfully took to the sky for the first time before more than 5,000 employees, customers, suppliers and community leaders. The flight begins a test program for the world's most efficient freighter.
- DAL Global to Lay Off 385 at Philadelphia Airport[Feb. 05, 2010]
DAL Global Services will lay off 385 employees at Philadelphia International Airport, according to a notice it filed with Pennsylvania's Department of Labor and Industry.
- Japanese Transport Ministry Orders Plane Seat Maker to Improve Business[Feb. 09, 2010]
The transport ministry of Japan has ordered an airplane seat maker to improve its business operations as the company has fabricated safety data on 150,000 seats used by 32 carriers.
- American Airlines May Face Maintenance Penalty: Report[Feb. 09, 2010]
American Airlines, an unit of AMR Corp, may be hit by a civil penalty for serious maintenance lapses, The Wall Street Journal said, citing government and industry officials familiar with the details.
- Australia: Teams Train to Boost Airport Security[Feb. 01, 2010]
The New South Wales Police Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics Command will run a series of training exercises at airports across the north coast this week.
- Telephone Alert Grounds Mumbai-Dubai Flight[Feb. 07, 2010]
A passenger flight from Mumbai to Dubai was halted minutes before take-off on Feb. 7 when airline staff received a telephone call claiming there were "terrorists" on board, authorities said.
- Tiger Airways Starts Trials in Cargo Handling Services[Feb. 05, 2010]
Low-cost carrier Tiger Airways has started trials in cargo handling services, as part of plans to build a new revenue stream.
- Singapore Opens World's First A380 MRO Hangar[Feb. 03, 2010]
On Feb. 3, Singapore's SIA Engineering opened the first Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hangar in the world to offer commercial maintenance services for the Airbus A380 aircraft.
- Two Planes Collide in Colorado, Killing at Least Three[Feb. 06, 2010]
Two small planes collided in Colorado on Feb. 6, killing at least three people, authorities said.
- Russia Further Delays Superjet 100 Deliveries[Feb. 03, 2010]
Russia has further delayed first deliveries of Superjet 100 aircraft, its first passenger jet since the fall of the Soviet Union, the head of the company building the aircraft said on Feb. 3.