- Superjet 100 Flight Trials Now Set for May Start[Apr. 09, 2008]
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft is understood to have delayed the start of flight trials of its Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jet until May.
- Indonesia Looking to Impose New Rules on Start-ups[Apr. 09, 2008]
Indonesia's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has put forward a recommendation to the Government that scheduled airlines starting in Indonesia must have a minimum of five aircraft.
- JAL to Participate in New Landing Project at San Francisco Airport[Apr. 10, 2008]
Japan Airlines (JAL) will participate in a project launched by San Francisco International Airport to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from airplanes by cutting waiting times before landing, JAL officials said on April 9.
- BAA/BA Joint Statement on Terminal 5[Apr. 14, 2008]
BAA and British Airways announced that the planned move of the airline's long haul services from Terminal Four at Heathrow to Terminal Five will be deferred until June.
- FAA Removes Official From Oversight Post as Fallout From SWA Case Continues[Apr. 09, 2008]
US FAA removed Southwest Region Manager-Flight Standards Thomas Stuckey from his position, the latest fallout from the ongoing controversy over the agency's oversight of Southwest Airlines.
- 4 Injured as Small Plane Crash-Lands in Honduras[Apr. 05, 2008]
On Apr. 5, four people were injured as a small plane crash landed on a street in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, said reports from Tegucigalpa.
- Small Plane Crash Kills 5 French Tourists in Southern Peru[Apr. 09, 2008]
Five French tourists were killed and a pilot was injured after a small plane crashed at a scenic spot in southern Peru on April 9.
- American Airlines Cancels More Than 1,000 Flights[Apr. 09, 2008]
On Apr. 9, American Airlines said it canceled more than 1,000 flights, or more than one-third of its mainline operations, for safety checks.
- Haneda Closes One Runway Due to Flooding as Storms Pummel Eastern Japan[Apr. 08, 2008]
On Apr. 8, one of the three runways at Haneda Airport in Tokyo was closed in the morning after some parts of the runway at the country's busiest airport became submerged due to stormy weather that mostly hit eastern and central Japan including the Tokyo metropolitan area.
- IATA Unveils African Initiative[Apr. 09, 2008]
On Apr. 8, IATA announced a US$3.7 million initiative, the Implementation Program for Safe Operations in Africa, that will give 30 African carriers access to the organization's Flight Data Analysis tool over a three-year period.