- British Airways' Surfboard Ban Faces Opposition From Wave Riders' Group[Nov. 06, 2007]
The British Surfing Association is trying to persuade British Airways to reverse a ban on taking surfboards on its flights.
- European Air Safety Regulator to Consider Grounding Bombardier Turboprops[Oct. 29, 2007]
On Oct. 29, Europe's air safety regulator expressed deep concern following the latest crash landing of a Scandinavian Airlines turboprop plane - the third in less than two months involving the same type of commuter aircraft.
- New Doha Airport on Track for 2009 Opening[Nov. 09, 2007]
Doha's new international airport is on track to open for intitial operatons by the end of 2009, Bernardo Gogna, director of the facility's steering committee, said in Doha this week.
- Engine Falls Off South Africa's Nationwide Airlines 737-200[Nov. 08, 2007]
A Boeing 737-200 of Nationwide Airlines of South Africa suffered the physical separation of an engine on take-off from Cape Town airport on November 7.
- Cargo Plane Crashes at Khartoum Airport[Nov. 08, 2007]
A cargo plane crash landed and caught fire at Khartoum airport but no one was killed, civil aviation officials said on Nov. 8.
- Spat Between Air New Zealand and Union Deepens[Nov. 09, 2007]
Air New Zealand has issued lockout notices to over 100 staff aligned with the Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU).
- EU to Audit Three Indonesian Airlines[Nov. 05, 2007]
A team of auditors from the European Union will visit three Indonesian airlines for a move expected to relax an earlier EU decision that bans all 51 Indonesian airlines from flying the region, according to local press on Nov. 5.
- Indonesia: Plane Skids Off Runway[Nov. 02, 2007]
On Nov. 1, a jetliner carrying 97 passengers and crew skidded off a rain-soaked runway at an airport on Indonesia's Java island, forcing an emergency evacuation in which five people received minor injuries, officials said.
- EU Plans More Comprehensive PNR Collection System[Nov. 07, 2007]
The EU intends to launch a PNR system similar to the collection procedure applied by the US.
- US: Pilots Slept on Overnight Flight[Nov. 02, 2007]
Two commercial airline pilots allegedly fell asleep on a flight between Baltimore and Denver, with one pilot waking up to "frantic" calls from air traffic controllers warning them they were approaching the airport at twice the speed allowed.