- Singapore, Saudi Arabia Sign New Deal to Expand Air Services[Aug. 22, 2008]
On Aug. 22, Singapore and Saudi Arabia signed a new aviation agreement which will allow any number of air services to operate between Singapore and Dammam.
- Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways Ordered to Inspect Bombardier Aircraft[Aug. 21, 2008]
Japan Airlines Corp. and All Nippon Airways Co. were ordered by Japan's transport ministry to inspect aircraft made by Bombardier Inc. after a damaged engine part was found on a Bombardier plane last week.
- TSA Inspector Delays 40 American Eagle Flights[Aug. 20, 2008]
On Aug. 19, a US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) inspector testing security protocols at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport caused 15- to 45-minute delays for 40 American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145 flights departing the airport in the morning.
- Los Angeles Airport Workers Vote for Strike[Aug. 21, 2008]
Airline service workers at Los Angeles International Airport have voted to authorize a strike, but no immediate work stoppage is expected at the world's fifth largest airport, their union said on Aug. 21.
- Foreign Carriers Cut Flights at Los Angeles Airport[Aug. 18, 2008]
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which boasts the world's fifth busiest airport, is heading for trouble from overseas after having been battered by financially devastated domestic airlines, a report said on Aug. 18.
- Small Plane Crashes on City Street in Japan[Aug. 19, 2008]
On Aug. 19, a small plane crashed into a city street in western Japan, scattering debris across a neighbhood crowded with factories and restaurants.
- PNG Aviation Authority Tries to Allay Safety Fears[Aug. 21, 2008]
Papua New Guinea's Civil Aviation Authority officials are trying to allay fears over a report that portrays the agency as disorganised, corrupt, and compromising air safety in the country.
- Group Claims Australian Helicopters Endangered Fiji Airspace[Aug. 21, 2008]
Fiji's human rights body is claiming Australian military helicopters endangered aviation safety by flying unannounced into Fiji's airspace on the eve of the 2006 coup.
- Qantas A380 Achieves Another Milestone[Aug. 21, 2008]
Another Qantas A380 milestone was reached in Hamburg, Germany, on August 19, when the airline's first aircraft flew for the first time in its new Qantas livery.
- BAA Ordered to Sell Two London Airports, and One Scottish[Aug. 20, 2008]
UK competition regulators are set to order BAA to sell two of its three London airports, and one of its two main Scottish airports at Edinburgh and Glasgow.