- US Airlines Must Double Payout to Bumped Passengers[Apr. 18, 2008]
American carriers were ordered to pay passengers as much as US$800 for being involuntarily bumped from flights starting next month, the latest sign of a get-tough attitude in Washington toward the nation's airlines.
- Video: At Least 21 Killed in Congo Plane Crash[Apr. 16, 2008]
- Japan Airlines Pleads Guilty in US Price-Fixing Case[Apr. 17, 2008]
Japan Airlines (JAL) has agreed to plead guilty and pay a US$110 million criminal fine for its role in a price-fixing scandal tied to air cargo shipments, the US Justice Department announced on April 16.
- IATA Rebuffs Claims of Cameroon Airlines Suspension[Apr. 17, 2008]
IATA is dismissing claims that Cameroon Airlines has been suspended from either the organisation's membership or its settlement system.
- Senior British Airways Executives Leave After Terminal 5 Chaos[Apr. 15, 2008]
Two senior British Airways (BA) executives are leaving the company following the chaos at Terminal 5 of Heathrow airport, Sky News reported on April 15.
- UN Staff Search for Air Crash Victims[Apr. 17, 2008]
On April 16, UN peacekeepers and rescue workers searched for bodies amid the smouldering rubble of a jetliner that careened off a runway, killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 100 when it crashed into a bustling market area. Most of the 79 people on board survived, officials said.
- An-32 Crash in Moldova Kills Eight[Apr. 15, 2008]
On April 11, Sudanese-owned An-32 crashed in Moldova, killing all eight aboard, according to the Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network and widespread press reports.
- Three Killed in Helicopter Crash in Russia[Apr. 16, 2008]
Three people were killed and another one was injured in a helicopter crash on April 16 in the Perm Territory in Russia's Urals, Gazpromavia air company said.
- Helicopter Crashes in Northeastern Nepal, No Casualties[Apr. 19, 2008]
On Apr. 19, a Shree Air helicopter crashed at Makalu Base Camp in Solukhumbu in northeastern Nepal in the morning.
- Garuda Indonesia Surprised by EU Ban Extension[Apr. 14, 2008]
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia was surprised to hear the European Commission's decision to extend the ban on the airline from entering European territory, local press said on April 14.