- Pilot Stabbed in Attack on New Zealand Plane[Feb. 07, 2008]
A woman passenger on a New Zealand commuter plane stabbed a pilot and threatened to blow up the 19-seat aircraft, New Zealand Press Association reported on Feb. 8.
- Australia: Malaysia Airlines' Pilot Fined over Child Porn[Feb. 08, 2008]
A Malaysia Airlines pilot who was caught importing child pornography to Australia has faced court.
- Singapore-Malaysia Route Finally Has Some Competition[Feb. 02, 2008]
The much-awaited budget flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur started on Feb. 1, ending a decades-old duopoly of the lucrative route by the countries' flag carriers.
- From Europe to Australia - in 5 Hours?[Feb. 06, 2008]
British engineers have unveiled plans for a hypersonic jet which could fly from Europe to Australia in less than five hours.
- Virgin Blue Trumps Jetstar in Customer Service[Feb. 08, 2008]
Virgin Blue has taught its cashed-up rival Jetstar a lesson in customer service, feeding and sheltering passengers stranded overnight because of cancelled flights.
- Jetstar, Sydney Airport Shift Blame over Passenger Stranding[Feb. 01, 2008]
Australia's Sydney Airport says it could have accommodated passengers left stranded when their Jetstar flight to Melbourne was cancelled at night on Jan. 31, if it had been asked by the airline.
- Pilot Representatives Dismayed over Garuda 737 Crash Arrest[Feb. 06, 2008]
International pilot representatives are dismayed over the arrest of a Garuda Indonesia captain on manslaughter charges, following a fatal Boeing 737-400 crash last year, insisting that the investigation into the accident failed to address fully the reasons for the crew's actions.
- Garuda Crash Pilot Facing Jail[Feb. 05, 2008]
Garuda pilot Marwoto Komar faces up to seven years' jail after Indonesian police laid charges over last year's Yogyakarta plane crash in which 21 people, including five Australians, died.
- Boeing Begins Major Assembly of First New 777 Freighter[Jan. 29, 2008]
On Jan. 29, Boeing mechanics began major assembly of the new 777 Freighter at the company's Everett, Wash., facility. The 777 Freighter will fly farther and provide more capacity than any other twin-engine cargo airplane.
- Helicopter Crash Kills Two in Britain[Jan. 26, 2008]
Two people were killed as their helicopter crashed in Yorkshire on Jan. 26, police said.