- Passenger Plane Crashes into A Truck in France[Jan. 26, 2007]
French gendarmes stand near a Fokker 28-100 after it over-ran the airport runway in Pau southern France, crashing into a truck and killing its driver, before continuing some 500 metres before stopping in a corn field, January 25, 2007. The some fifty passengers aboard the Regional (Air France Group) airline flight from Pau to Paris were evacuated by gendarmes.
- Hong Kong International Airport's New Passenger Terminal to Begin Phased Opening in February[Jan. 26, 2007]
Hong Kong International Airport's (HKIA) new passenger terminal, known as Terminal 2 or T2, will begin phased opening next month. Located next to the existing Terminal 1, T2 brings a range of exciting new facilities and services to the airport's rapidly expanding customer base. T2 is the centrepiece of HKIA's larger development called SkyCity which will enable Hong Kong to provide local and overseas passengers with a dynamic and memorable airport experience.
- Macquarie Airports Wants More of Lucrative Sydney Airport[Jan. 26, 2007]
Listed Macquarie Bank offshoot Macquarie Airports (MAp) is eyeing a bigger stake in Sydney Airport after the airport's holding company reported a 16 per cent surge in December quarter earnings.
- Sydney Airport Earnings Gain Altitude[Jan. 25, 2007]
A combination of higher landing revenues, retail growth and passenger traffic boosted Sydney Airport's first half underlying profit by 12.5 per cent.
- Boeing, Lockheed Martin to Promote Future U.S. Air Transportation System Advancement[Jan. 22, 2007]
Boeing and Lockheed Martin have formed a strategic alliance to promote advancement of the future U.S. air transportation system, Boeing said on January 22.
- Alleged Plane Hijacker Arrested in South Africa[Jan. 23, 2007]
South African police arrested a man after he allegedly threatened to detonate a bomb on a Johannesburg-bound Air Botswana flight on January 22.
- Air Traffic Control to Get Ready for The Games[Jan. 23, 2007]
China's civil aviation authority will expedite preparations to guarantee safe, sound and comfortable air transport during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
- Sydney Airport Sees Record Visitor Numbers[Jan. 18, 2007]
December was Sydney Airport's busiest ever month with more people visiting its arrival and departure lounges than at any period in its history.
- 9-year-old in Airplane, High-speed Car Chase Drama[Jan. 19, 2007]
A 9-year-old boy with a history of stealing cars and running away sneaked onto a plane bound for Texas, getting caught after missing an airport connection, officials said.
- US: No-fly List Checked for Accuracy[Jan. 18, 2007]
The Bush administration is checking the accuracy of a watch list of suspected terrorists banned from traveling on airliners in the US and will probably cut the list in half, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said on January 17.