- DR Congo Fires Transport Minister[Oct. 08, 2007]
On Oct. 5, DR Congo President Joseph Kabila fired Transport Minister Remy Henri Kuseyo Gatanga in the aftermath of the recent An-26 crash that killed at least 37 people and possibly as many as 51, both aboard the aircraft and on the ground in a heavily populated area of Kinshasa, where the aircraft plowed through a number of homes and burst into flames shortly after takeoff.
- UK: Airport X-rays to Find Explosives[Sep. 27, 2007]
A new X-ray machine that automatically detects explosives and liquids in passengers' hand luggage will be introduced at seven UK airports.
- NZ's Auckland Airport Begins Work on Second Runway[Oct. 04, 2007]
Auckland International Airport, which is subject to a international takeover bid, said on Oct. 4 that work has started on a second runway.
- Australia, US Look to Reach Open Skies in Early 2008[Oct. 05, 2007]
Australia and the USA have agreed to initiate bilateral discussions with the goal of forging an open skies accord by early next year.
- UK: Watchdog Eyes Raised Airport Fees[Oct. 03, 2007]
The UK's Competition Commission has recommended raising the charges airlines pay to use Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
- Munich, Frankfurt Airports to Impose Nitrous Oxide Emissions Charge[Oct. 01, 2007]
Munich and Frankfurt airports will introduce a charge of EUR3 (US$4.24) per kg. of nitrous oxide emissions for all airlines landing there effective Jan. 1.
- Fire Plane Crashes in Istanbul[Oct. 04, 2007]
A fire plane crashed in a lake in Istanbul province of Turkey on Oct. 4, injuring three crewmembers, Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said.
- Southwest Pilots Receive Most Blame for 2005 Crash, Says Report[Oct. 03, 2007]
The pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet were primarily responsible for a 2005 crash in Chicago that killed a 6 year-old boy because they did not properly halt the plane before it skidded off a slick runway, The Washington Post reported on Oct. 3.
- Fireball Tragedy as Cargo Aircraft Crashes into City Homes[Oct. 05, 2007]
A Soviet-era cargo plane crashed in a residential area of Kinshasa on Oct. 4, killing 25 people on board as it smashed through a dozen houses and exploded in a fireball.
- Airbus Boss Denies EADS Insider Trading Involvement[Oct. 05, 2007]
Thomas Enders, the newly installed chief executive of Airbus, has denied insider trading in shares of the planemaker's parent company EADS, according to an internal memo seen by AFP on Oct. 5.