- Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in New Zealand[Feb. 11, 2008]
On Feb. 11, a helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at Wenderholm Regional Park, north of New Zealand's largest city of Auckland, and no injures were reported.
- Singapore: PM Lee Visits Airport Workers as Part of Lunar New Year Tradition[Feb. 07, 2008]
On Feb. 7, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Changi Airport workers in the morning, an annual tradition organised by unionists on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
- Snow Delays Air Services at Sendai Airport in Japan[Feb. 10, 2008]
Snow that has fallen since Feb. 9 across a wide area of the Pacific side of the Japanese archipelago forced flight delays at Sendai airport on Feb. 10, according to airport officials.
- New Zealand Pilot Injured in PNG Chopper Crash[Feb. 12, 2008]
On Feb. 12, a helicopter crashed in Papua New Guinea (PNG), causing the two pilots seriously injured, New Zealand media reported.
- Orbis Flying Eye Hospital President Oliver Foot Dies[Feb. 12, 2008]
The Honourable Oliver Foot, president and member of the board of directors of global humanitarian, sight saving organisation Orbis International, has died aged 61 years.
- Europe Launches EUR1.6 Billion Clean Sky Initiative[Feb. 11, 2008]
The Clean Sky research program, a Joint Technology Initiative aimed at reducing the environmental impact of air transport, was launched officially in Brussels last week.
- EU Launches Research Program for Low-Carbon Air Travel[Feb. 05, 2008]
On Feb. 5, the European Union (EU) launched an ambitious research program to produce a new generation of greener and more environmentally efficient aircraft.
- Pilots Attacked on New Zealand Flight[Feb. 08, 2008]
On Feb. 8, a 33-year-old New Zealand woman was in police custody after she allegedly attacked two pilots of an Air New Zealand charter plane during a flight from Blenheim to Christchurch on the South Island, authorities said.
- Three People Survive Plane Crash Near Los Angeles[Feb. 08, 2008]
Three people survived a plane crash in rural Ventura County near Los Angeles on Feb. 8, authorities said.
- Dutch Journalist Says He Took Fake Bomb on Plane[Feb. 06, 2008]
A Dutch journalist smuggled a fake bomb and drugs into airliners at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to demonstrate weaknesses at Europe's fourth-busiest air travel hub, he said on Feb. 6.