- FlyLAL Lithuanian Airlines to Become SkyTeam Associate Member[Mar. 25, 2008]
FlyLAL Lithuanian Airlines has been invited to join SkyTeam as an associate member, the carrier announced, joining Spain's Air Europa, Panama's Copa Airlines and Kenya Airways in the alliance's associate program. Tarom of Romania and Beirut-based Middle East Airlines also are potential associate members.
- System Failure Blamed for Adam Air's Plane Crash in Indonesia[Mar. 25, 2008]
Investigators found out that the Inertial Reference System (IRS) failure and the unsuccessful attempts of the pilots to recover it as the main cause of the crash of a plane of budget airline Adam Air that killed all 102 people on board in New Year in 2007 at the waters of central Indonesia, local media reported on March 25.
- PIA to Ground 747s over Fuel Prices[Mar. 19, 2008]
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is grounding its entire Boeing 747 fleet, citing the increased costs of operating the aircraft.
- JAA Puts Date on Final Handover to EASA[Mar. 24, 2008]
On April 8, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will gain legal competence to take over the operations and pilot licensing tasks that have been performed by the Joint Aviation Authorities.
- JAL, Trade Unions Set Up Safety Group[Mar. 24, 2008]
Japan Airlines Corp has started studying safety measures jointly with its four labor unions after problems involving its flights such as a plane starting to head down a runway without permission at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido in February, JAL officials said on March 24.
- FAA Orders Audit of Airlines' Compliance with Airworthiness Directives[Mar. 19, 2008]
On March 18, US FAA Acting Administrator Bobby Sturgell ordered the agency's principal maintenance inspectors to conduct an audit of airlines under their oversight to "reconfirm that commercial carriers operating within the United States have complied with all airworthiness directives."
- Leasing Firms Take Action Against Indonesia's Adam Air[Mar. 14, 2008]
Some aircraft leasing companies have forced Indonesia's Adam Air to ground a significant portion of its fleet.
- Three Killed in Plane Crash Near Ukrainian Capital[Mar. 24, 2008]
On Mar. 23, a small plane crashed about 42 kilometers west of Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, killing three people on board, an official said.
- Emirates Claims First Commercial In-flight Mobile Voice Call Service[Mar. 20, 2008]
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is claiming to have enabled the first authorised in-flight mobile phone call on a commercial service, following installation of technology developed by AeroMobile.
- South Korean Airlines Competing for Routes to Paris, US[Mar. 20, 2008]
South Korean airlines are vying to expand international routes to meet growing demand in the spring and summer seasons.