- AirNZ Looks at Inflight Internet Option[Sep. 11, 2006]
Air New Zealand has begun surveying passengers to see if they are keen to use cellphones and access e-mail and the internet on planes.
- Finnair Seeks Code-share with Indian Carrier[Sep. 10, 2006]
Finnair, which is launching its scheduled services to the sub-continent on October 30, is on the look out for a domestic code share partner, besides studying the possibility of moving labour intensive aircraft maintenance services to India.
- Emirates to Become Biggest Arab Carrier[Sep. 08, 2006]
Emirates, the second largest and most profitable Arab carrier, is set to topple Saudi Arabian Airlines to become the biggest airline in the Middle East by 2010.
- Qantas Plans Next Air Strike at Pilots[Sep. 07, 2006]
Qantas will abandon all Qantas brand services to Townsville from Sydney and replace them with Jetstar, the latest in a long line of substitutions in which Qantas has dropped out of several holiday destinations in Queensland and elsewhere in favour of its discount subsidiary.
- GACA, British Airports Group Hold Talks[Sep. 06, 2006]
Alan McCartney, chairman of the British Airports Group (BAG), met Abdullah Al-Rehaimy of the Genera Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) in Jeddah yesterday to share ideas and explore the UK experience in airport construction and logistics.
- Korea, Greece May Open Direct Air Route[Sep. 05, 2006]
South Korea and Greece will consider opening a direct air route between Seoul and Athens after consultations with airline companies of the two countries, a senior South Korean official said Monday.
- Jet Airways Sets up Hangar in Mumbai[Sep. 04, 2006]
Jet Airways has set up a hangar in Mumbai for its fleet of Boeing and ATR aircraft.
- Lufthansa's A380 Delivery Delayed[Sep. 04, 2006]
Lufthansa, which ordered the world's second-largest fleet of Airbus A380 airliners behind Emirates, said it won't get its first super jumbo until the summer of 2008, rather than January of that year as expected.
- A380 Takes-off on First Passenger Flight[Sep. 04, 2006]
The Airbus A380 took off from Blagnac International Airport in Toulouse at 09:58 am local time this morning with 474 passengers on board for the first in a series of four long flights or "Early Long Flights". During the flights, the passengers, comprised of Airbus employees and cabin experts, will put the cabin through its paces.
- Jetstar Backflips over Pilot Accusations[Sep. 04, 2006]
Jetstar has been forced into an embarrassing reversal after accusing its own pilots of being among the worst in the country at obeying air traffic instructions and procedures.