- Orlando International Airport Gets New Federal Security Program[Aug. 27, 2009]
Orlando International Airport is one of 13 expanded pilot locations for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Global Entry, Trusted Traveler Program.
- easyJet to Downsize in UK, over 250 Jobs Affected[Sep. 03, 2009]
Low-cost airline easyJet Plc plans to switch some resources from Britain to continental Europe, blaming high airport costs and a rise in passenger taxes and saying the move would affect over 250 jobs.
- Dayton Airport to Get US$10 Million for Baggage System[Sep. 04, 2009]
The Dayton International Airport will get US$10 million in stimulus funding for a new inline baggage handling system with enhanced explosive detection technology, the Department of Homeland Security said on Sep. 3.
- Jazz Air, Maintenance Workers in Tentative Deal[Aug. 31, 2009]
Jazz Air, a regional feeder airline for Air Canada, has reached a tentative labor agreement with its maintenance and engineering workers, Jazz said on Aug. 31.
- Deadlock Continues as India's Jet Airways Forced to Cancel 200 Flights[Sep. 10, 2009]
A deadlock between the management of India's Jet Airways and its pilots over sacking of four of their colleagues forced the airline to cancel 200 flights on Sep. 10, with no signs of a breakthrough, officials said.
- Boeing Faces Lawsuit over Turkish Airlines Schiphol Crash[Sep. 07, 2009]
Survivors of a Turkish Airlines crash at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in February plan to sue Boeing in the United States for up to US$20 million each, a Dutch law office said on Sep. 7.
- Cause of Air France Crash Still Unknown: Chief Investigator[Aug. 31, 2009]
The reason an Air France airliner crashed into the Atlantic this June with 228 people aboard remains unknown, local media reported on Aug. 31.
- Southwest Given Until Year's End to Replace Wing Parts[Sep. 01, 2009]
On Sep. 1, Southwest Airlines Co was given until the end of the year to replace unauthorized parts on dozens of planes, the U.S. government said.
- Union Urges Strike Action at Air Berlin Unit LTU[Aug. 31, 2009]
The pilots of Air Berlin unit LTU have been urged to go on strike, Cockpit the German association for commercial pilots said on Aug. 31.
- American Airlines to Cut 921 Flight Attendant Jobs[Sep. 01, 2009]
AMR Corp's American Airlines said on Sep. 1 that it would cut 921 flight attendant jobs, part of a previously announced capacity cut as the industry struggles with flagging demand.