- Korean Flyers Complain of Unusable Air Miles[Jul. 24, 2007]
A growing number of users of credit cards affiliated with Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are complaining about their air miles programs, saying it is extremely difficult to book an airplane seat with their mileage points.
- Checkpoints Key to Airport Security: Israeli Experts[Jul. 11, 2007]
Security experts say defenses like those at Tel Aviv's main airport could be used overseas to prevent a recurrence of an attack on Glasgow airport in which a fuel-laden car was rammed into a terminal.
- Worldwide Shortage of Pilots Affecting Flight Safety, Say Analysts[Jul. 18, 2007]
As the Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737 approached Jakarta's main airport, veteran Captain Marwoto Komar instructed his rookie co-pilot to extend the flaps to slow the plane for landing.
- ANA President & CEO Addresses The World at 787 Roll Out[Jul. 08, 2007]
In a lavish ceremony at Boeing's factory in Everett, near Seattle, Washington State, the 787 Dreamliner was unveiled to the world for the very first time. On July 8, the ceremony took place at 15:30 in front of 15,000 assembled guests, and was simultaneously broadcast to 50,000 Boeing employees at a different site in Seattle, and by satellite around the world in ten languages.
- Why Buying A Personal Jet is A Pain in The Backside[Jul. 13, 2007]
There's no such thing as haggling when you're in the market for a private jet. The time had come I thought, to look at expanding my range of options for what to do on weekends and there's no better way of broadening one's social horizons than to hit the skies. It would just be nice to have a guy called Captain Cliff call you to report that your jet is fuelled and ready to fly to the Color Me Badd reunion gig in Toronto.
- Intra-Asian Aviation Flying High[Jul. 07, 2007]
The fast-growing economies of China and India will largely shape the future of aviation in Asia and the world as consumer demand continues to grow in those countries.
- Air Arabia CEO Highlights Growth Prospects for Regional Low Cost Carrier's Industry[Jun. 27, 2007]
The aviation market in Middle East is poised for significant, sustained growth, said the Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa.
- Customer Service A Casualty of U.S. Airline Recovery[Jun. 24, 2007]
As frustrated as travelers may be with crowded planes and delayed flights, these are the realities of the leaner U.S. airline industry as it claws its way back to profitability after a brutal years-long slump.
- Virgin Blue Calls for Urgent Action on "Reducing and Reporting" Greenhouse Gas Emissions[Jun. 06, 2007]
On June 6, Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey called on the aviation sector and all organisations which emit green house gases to work actively to 'reduce and report' their efforts to offset and limit emissions as part of Australia's increasing effort to mitigate climate change.
- China, India to Lift World Air Traffic[Jun. 07, 2007]
World air traffic is expected to triple over the next 20 years driven by the strong growth in developing countries such as China and India, Airbus executives say.