- S. Korea Pilot Is Grounded after Praising North[Oct. 19, 2011]
South Korean police have ordered a Korean Air pilot who allegedly supports North Korea to stop flying, fearing he could hijack a plane to the communist state, officials said Wednesday.
- Qantas Jet in Emergency Landing[Oct. 19, 2011]
A Qantas jet has made an emergency landing on Lord Howe Island following engine failure, an airline spokeswoman says.
- China Eastern Airlines Buys 15 Airbus 330s[Oct. 19, 2011]
China Eastern Airlines on Tuesday said it had ordered 15 Airbus 330 aircraft to boost the company's fleet for mid- and long-range routes.
- Accident: Iran B722 at Tehran on Oct. 18th 2011, Landed Without Nose Gear[Oct. 18, 2011]
An Iran Air Boeing 727-200, registration EP-IRR performing flight IR-742 from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran) with 94 passengers and 19 crew, was on approach to Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport around 15:20 p.m. L (11:50 a.m. Z) when the crew did not receive a down and locked indication for the nose gear and aborted the approach. Following unsuccessful troubleshooting the crew decided to divert to Tehran's Mehrabad Airport where a low approach confirmed the nose gear was not extended. The crew subsequently performed a landing without the nose gear on runway 29L at about 16:00 p.m. L (12:30 p.m. Z) and came to a stand still on both main gear and the nose of the aircraft. The aircraft was evacuated, no injuries occurred.
- Southwest Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Texas[Oct. 19, 2011]
A man was arrested Tuesday after his unruly behavior aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Kansas City compelled the flight crew to make an emergency landing in Texas.
- Video: China Southern Airlines' First A380 Takes to the Skies[Oct. 15, 2011]
China Southern Airlines' first A380 takes to the skies in this video montage, which features in-flight footage of the 21st century flagship jetliner.
- Virgin Australia Inaugurates ATR 72-500 Services[Oct. 17, 2011]
A new era of air transport commenced today in Australia when Virgin Australia launched commercial services with the first of its new ATR 72-500 turboprop airliners.
- Qantas, Air NZ Say Committed to 787 Orders Despite Delays[Oct. 18, 2011]
Australia's Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand have no plans to change their orders for Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner planes despite growing concerns by some carriers about delivery delays, the airlines said on Tuesday.
- Trading in American Airlines Parent AMR Halted Again[Oct. 18, 2011]
Trading in shares of American Airlines was temporarily halted on Monday for the second time this month.
- Virgin Australia Takes to Skies From Gladstone[Oct. 18, 2011]
Virgin Australia has started operating out of Gladstone in central Queensland.