- Senior Pilot Safe After Plane Crashes into Tree in Canada[Oct. 19, 2008]
An 82-year-old pilot was safe after his small plane crashed into a tree on Oct. 19 while he was trying to land at an airport near the western Canadian city of Winnipeg, reports said.
- Plane Crash Kills Three Near Los Angeles[Oct. 20, 2008]
A private plane crashed on Oct. 20 on Santa Catalina Island near Los Angeles, killing three people and critically injuring the fourth, authorities said.
- ATA, IATA Start Court Battle Against New York Slot Auctions[Oct. 16, 2008]
Air Transport Assn. and IATA followed through on their promise to fight the US Dept. of Transportation's final rule on slot auctions and flight caps at New York JFK, LaGuardia and Newark announced last week.
- Indonesian President to Meet EC President for Flight Ban Lifting[Oct. 21, 2008]
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would meet with the President of European Commission Jose Manuel Baroso on the sideline of the 7th ASEM meeting in Beijing to ask for the lifting of flight ban, Indonesian state spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said on Oct. 21.
- Qantas A380 Arrives in Los Angeles After Maiden Flight[Oct. 21, 2008]
The first flight of an Airbus A380 by Qantas touched down in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, inaugurating the Australian carrier's service using the world's biggest commercial jet.
- Wellington Airport Fire Causes Massive Delays[Oct. 20, 2008]
An electrical fire at Wellington International Airport on Oct. 20 caused massive delays for flights and baggage claims.
- Attempt to Hijack Turkish Plane Foiled by Passengers[Oct. 15, 2008]
An attempt to hijack a Turkish Airlines (THY) plane bound from southern Turkish province of Antalya to Russia's St Petersburg has been foiled by passengers on Oct. 15, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
- Australia's Qantas Begins A380 Service[Oct. 20, 2008]
On Oct. 20, Australian airline Qantas launched commercial services of its new Airbus A380 superjumbo, becoming the first carrier to fly paying passengers into Los Angeles on the giant jet.
- ACMA Set to Allow Mobile Phones on Flights[Oct. 16, 2008]
Not even by boarding an plane will people avoid annoying ring tones -- the ban on in-flight mobile calls and text messages is being lifted.
- Memphis Area Airports Receive Aeronautics Grants[Oct. 17, 2008]
US$1.9 million in aeronautics grants have been approved for 17 Tennessee airports, including several in the Memphis area, the Tennessee Department of Transportation said on Oct. 17.