- Speculation Air NZ May Fly to Vancouver[Feb. 19, 2007]
Air New Zealand is thought to be about to announce a new long-haul route, possibly to Vancouver.
- Adelaide Base Hope for Tiger Airways in Australia[Feb. 14, 2007]
Adelaide Airport authorities will meet budget airline Tiger Airways about flights into Adelaide and the possibility of setting up its Australian base here.
- Canada-India Flights to End Angers Business Community[Feb. 18, 2007]
Air Canada's decision to kill the only direct flights between Canada and India in favour of expanding service to China has provoked anger in the Indian-Canadian business community.
- Star Alliance to Stay at Bangkok's New Suvarnabhumi Airport[Feb. 15, 2007]
Star Alliance, the largest airline alliance serving Thailand, announced on Feb. 15 that its strong support for maintaining operations and smooth connections through the new Suvarnabhumi Airport for all nine member carriers serving Bangkok, Thailand.
- India Sends Foreign Pilots Back Home Due to 'Bad English'[Feb. 16, 2007]
India has sent home at least 20 foreign pilots flying for its airlines in the past year as their poor English posed safety concerns, India's civil aviation regulator said on Feb. 15.
- Outcry Forces Thai Backtrack on 2nd International Hub[Feb. 17, 2007]
Thailand has backtracked on a plan to turn Bangkok's shuttered Don Muang airport into a second international hub after an outcry and a threat to cut services from international airlines.
- European Airfreight Back on Growth[Feb. 14, 2007]
The Association of European Airlines has released its traffic statistics for 2006. After a static year in 2005, the airfreight market staged a modest recovery with a plus 2.4 per cent in total freight tonne kilometres for the period January - December 2006 reaching 36.367 million.
- IL-76 Returns to US Skies[Feb. 14, 2007]
Volga-Dnepr's new generation IL-76TD-90VD freighter has successfully completed its first commercial flight to and from the United States following the ICAO noise-restriction ban placed on older versions in 2000.
- Plane Hijacking Ends in Canary Islands[Feb. 16, 2007]
An armed man who hijacked a Mauritanian plane to Spain's Canary Islands on Feb. 13 was overpowered by passengers and crew before he was arrested by police who boarded the plane shortly after landing, government and airline officials said.
- Canada to Tighten Air Cargo Security Measures[Feb. 13, 2007]
Transport Canada has announced it is to tighten air cargo security measures. It recently received a report from ICAO that urges Canada to beef up its air security through improved cargo screening and better training programmes.