- Crashed Comair CRJ200 Used Wrong Runway[Aug. 28, 2006]
The pilots of the Comair CRJ200 that crashed into a field while taking off from Lexington, Ky., Blue Grass Airport early Sunday morning used the wrong runway, National Transportation Safety Board Member Deborah Hersman confirmed in an evening briefing.
- Two Aircrafts Scratched Each Other at PEK[Aug. 27, 2006]
Two passenger airplanes of Airbus 320 and Boeing 777 scratched each other when sliding at Beijing Capital Airport Sunday noon. No casualties were caused.
- EasyJet is to Open Madrid Barajas Base[Aug. 25, 2006]
EasyJet is launching a base at Madrid Barajas, its 17th, and said operations will start Feb. 16 with several new routes, details of which will be announced next month and will include domestic services. "Spain has been a key market for easyJet for the past 10 years and the new base will take our commitment to a completely new level. While Madrid is one of Europe's largest and most important capital cities, it is still underserved by low-fares airlines," CEO Andy Harrison said.
- FAA Imposes Slot Rule at Chicago O'Hare[Aug. 24, 2006]
US FAA released a final albeit interim rule finalizing slot limits at Chicago O'Hare that originally were imposed on a temporary basis in 2004.The rule takes effect Oct. 29, 2006, and terminates Oct. 31, 2008, at which point it is expected that the opening of a new runway under the O'Hare Modernization Plan will allow the airfield to accommodate more than "50,000 additional forecast operations" annually.
- Sydney Airports Reports Strong Profit[Aug. 23, 2006]
Sydney Airport operator Macquarie Airports (MAp) says it will focus on its existing portfolio, rather than new acquisitions over in the next six months after reporting a strong profit.
- Ryanair Demands UK Govt to Relax Security[Aug. 21, 2006]
Ryanair has threatened to take legal action against the British government unless it meets demands for relaxing airport security... (8/21/2006)
- Northwest Adds St Thomas Service in 2007[Aug. 17, 2006]
Northwest Airlines is launching non-stop services from Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) in Detroit, MI to Cyril E. King Airport (STT) in St Thomas, scheduled to begin January 6, 2007.
- London Stansted Prepares for Strike[Aug. 21, 2006]
London Stansted airlines and passengers face yet another wave of disruptions following a vote by the airport's baggage handlers and check-in staff to strike during the August Bank Holiday weekend in a dispute over pay.
- JonBenet Ramsey Slaying Suspect Flew to LAX in Style[Aug. 20, 2006]
John Mark Karr, the suspect in the death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, sipped champagne and ate fried king prawns in business class Sunday after being put aboard a flight to Los Angeles to face charges in the United States.
- It Does Pain Me to Agree with Mr Ryanair[Aug. 21, 2006]
Michael O'Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, must have many talents to have reached his position in life, but I had not appreciated until last week that a flair for ironic cheek was one of them. Mr O'Leary appeared at a press conference to publicise his threat to sue the Government if it does not remove the recent restrictions on hand luggage by Thursday; a Union Jack was draped behind him and a Winston Churchill impersonator sat next to him. All of this was done in order to "keep Britain flying".