- AirAsia Boss Urges Japan to Find Solution for Congested Airports, Increase Access[Sep. 16, 2015]
The head of Malaysian airline AirAsia told an aviation congress Tuesday that Japan needs to find a solution for congestion at its airports amid the country's rising number of tourists.
- Drone Hobbyists Find Flaws in "Close Call" Reports to FAA from Other Aircraft[Sep. 14, 2015]
Hobbyists who scrutinized reports to the FAA of alleged close calls with drones found that pilots reported near misses in only a small fraction of the cases, according to a study obtained by USA TODAY.
- Are Risks Growing for Aircraft Makers Boeing, Airbus?[Sep. 12, 2015]
The commercial aerospace sector has been unusually robust over the past five years, with aircraft manufacturers taking orders for about 12,000 new planes between 2010 and 2014. The order books for narrow-body jets from Boeing Co. and Airbus currently show a backlog of about nine years at current production rates, and the backlog for wide-body planes stretches out to approximately six years.
- Airlines Fly High on Low Fuel Prices, Travel Growth[Sep. 12, 2015]
There is some oxygen for the choking Indian airline industry. Two positive factors -- domestic air travel growing at almost 30% and sharp fall in jet fuel prices -- are bringing the industry back from the brink, at a time when some players were staring at emergency exits.
- Residents Are Unhappy with Etihad Airways' New Baggage Rules[Sep. 11, 2015]
Etihad Airways' move to slash its free baggage allowance by 7kg on certain routes has been met with annoyance by residents of the capital.
- Should the U.S. Privatize Air Traffic Control?[Sep. 12, 2015]
The early air traffic control network in the U.S. was a patchwork with no central authority, a situation that lasted until a spate of midair collisions led to the birth of the Federal Aviation Agency in 1958. Six decades later some big U.S. airlines -- with one notable exception -- want the feds out of the air traffic game, seeking to follow other nations and transfer airspace management to a private, not-for-profit group.
- Airline On-time Performance Rises in July, As Do Complaints[Sep. 10, 2015]
U.S. airlines are posting better results for on-time performance and fewer cancelations but complaints are still rising.
- Australia's Favourite Airline - As Judged by Social Media Users[Sep. 09, 2015]
Qantas has scored a new accolade from some of the harshest judges around - social media users.
- Missing Medevac Plane May Have Collided with Boeing in Senegal[Sep. 07, 2015]
A Senegal-bound medical evacuation plane with seven people aboard appears to have collided with a much larger Boeing plane shortly before vanishing from radar screens, Senegal's aviation authority said.
- After Emergencies, Airline Fuel Policy Under Scanner[Sep. 05, 2015]
Two incidents of aircraft declaring fuel emergencies on Thursday night and the diversion of 10 flights to Bengaluru have brought the fuel uplift policies of airlines into question.