- US License Law Could Create Chaotic Situation at Airport Checkpoints[Mar. 25, 2008]
US Dept. of Homeland Security is scrambling to avoid a potentially chaotic scenario in which driver's licenses issued by three and possibly four states would become legally unacceptable for presentation as airport identification beginning May 11.
- Video: London Heathrow's T5 Opens to Chaos[Mar. 27, 2008]
- New York Passenger Rights Law Grounded by Appeals Court Ruling[Mar. 26, 2008]
On March 25, a US federal appeals court ruled that New York State's airline passenger rights law violates federal law, rendering it invalid and dealing a blow to those considering similar laws in other states.
- Video: 10 Fingerprints Required at New York JFK Airport[Mar. 26, 2008]
- Singapore's Changi Airport Aims to Handle 50 Million Passengers Annually[Mar. 28, 2008]
On March 28, Singapore's Transport Minister Raymond Lim said that Changi Airport will meet a target of handling 50 million passengers a year in next five years.
- Pilot's Gun Fires on US Airways Flight[Mar. 25, 2008]
A gun belonging to the pilot of a US Airways plane went off as the aircraft was on approach to land in North Carolina over the weekend, the first time a weapon issued under a federal program to arm pilots was fired, authorities said on March 24.
- Russia, Georgia Resume Air Links, Likely to Restart WTO Talks[Mar. 25, 2008]
On Mar. 25, Russia and Georgia restored air traffic links after an 18-month hiatus triggered by a spying row and are also likely to restart talks on Moscow's long-time bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), a news agency reported.
- Singapore Airlines Grounds Second A380 Due to Fuel Pump Problem[Mar. 26, 2008]
On March 26, Singapore Airlines (SIA) said that it had grounded a second Airbus A380 aircraft on March 24 and switched Sydney-bound passengers to smaller planes because of a fuel pump problem.
- Saudi Arabian 747 Said to Suffer Engine Fire on Landing[Mar. 26, 2008]
An investigation has begun after a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 reportedly suffered an engine fire on landing at Bangladesh's Dhaka Zia International Airport on March 25.
- Video: Georgia, Russia Resume Air Links[Mar. 26, 2008]