- Continental Reportedly Pays US$209 Million for Four LHR Slots[Mar. 05, 2008]
Continental Airlines paid US$209 million for four pairs of slots at London Heathrow, according to a US Securities and Exchange filing cited by several press reports.
- Four Killed in Plane Crash in Downtown Rio de Janeiro[Mar. 02, 2008]
On March 2, a small plane carrying four people crashed in the morning in downtown Rio de Janeiro, killing all aboard, confirmed Brazil's National Agency of Civil Aviation (NACA).
- Delta Passenger in Custody After Terrorist Threat[Mar. 05, 2008]
An Irish citizen is in custody in Bangor, Maine, after he allegedly said he was a terrorist and threatened to blow up an airliner on the way to the Emerald Island.
- 10 People Killed in UN Helicopter Crash in Nepal[Mar. 04, 2008]
Three Nepali nationals, three Russian crew members and four other foreign nationals have died in Mar. 3's UN helicopter crash in central Nepal, local newspaper The Kathmandu Post reported on Mar. 4.
- EU Sends Expert to Help Speed Up Lifting Airline Ban[Mar. 05, 2008]
The European Union (EU) has sent an aviation expert to Indonesia to assist the country in the lifting of EU ban on 51 Indonesian airlines, Indonesian Transport Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said on Mar. 5.
- A320 Successfully Completes First Test Flight Powered by New IAE SelectOne Engines[Feb. 27, 2008]
As part of Airbus' commitment to offering its customers the most eco-efficient aircraft and also to driving down aircraft related maintenance costs, the Airbus A320 test aircraft successfully performed the first in a series of test flights on February 26, powered for the first time by International Aero Engines' new SelectOne standard engine. The SelectOne is the new version of the V2500 engine and is designed to be more fuel-efficient, therefore with lower CO2 emissions and also offers airlines longer on-wing time, which means reduced maintenance costs.
- Helicopter Crashes in Sydney Suburbs, Leaving Five Injured[Mar. 01, 2008]
On Mar. 1, a helicopter crashed in a semi-rural area of northwest Sydney early afternoon, leaving four people in serious injuries and one in stable condition.
- Lawsuit Seeking Damages From Airbus over 1994 Plane Crash Dismissed in Japan[Feb. 28, 2008]
On Feb. 28, the Nagoya High Court dismissed an appeal by the children of a couple, who died in a China Airlines plane crash at Nagoya airport in 1994, in which they demanded the court find not only the airline but also the French plane maker Airbus S.A.S. responsible for the disaster.
- FAA to Install, Test Runway Status Lights at Los Angeles International Airport[Feb. 29, 2008]
FAA and the City of Los Angeles are partnering to install a Runway Status Lights system at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
- Plane Diverted After Co-pilot Death[Feb. 26, 2008]
On February 25, a British airline said that one of its flights was forced to divert to Turkey after the co-pilot died in mid-flight. He died of natural causes, the airline said.