- Porter Airlines IPO Won't Come Anytime Soon: Report[Sep. 23, 2011]
Porter Airlines Inc. has again suspended plans for an initial public stock offering, a newspaper reported on Friday, put off by a precarious economic outlook and a sharp slide by equity markets.
- Tiny Porter Beats out Air Canada for Toronto Slots[Sep. 23, 2011]
Short-haul carrier Porter Airlines has won another 16 takeoff and landing slots at Toronto's small downtown airport, beating out a rival application from Air Canada, the country's biggest airline.
- 10 Indians Killed in Nepal Plane Crash[Sep. 25, 2011]
Ten Indian tourists and three other foreigners were among the 19 people killed in a plane crash in Nepal Sunday morning, reported the Indo-Asian News Service.
- 1st Chinese Cargo Flight Lands in St. Louis, U.S.[Sep. 24, 2011]
The first cargo flight from China which departed from Shanghai landed in Missouri state's St. Louis Lambert International Airport Friday, marking the establishment of a link between China's financial hub and the U.S. heartlands.
- Rossiya A320 Near Moscow on Sep. 23, 2011, Medical Emergency[Sep. 23, 2011]
A Rossiya Airbus A320-200, registration VQ-BDQ performing flight FV-811 from Saint Petersburg (Russia) to Baku (Azerbaijan), was enroute at 10100 meters (FL331) about 55nm north of Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport when the crew initated a diversion to Sheremetyevo Airport due to a medical emergency on board. The aircraft landed overweight but safely at Sheremetyevo's runway 25R about 20 minutes later. The passenger was taken to a local hospital.
- BA Buys More Slots at Heathrow[Sep. 23, 2011]
British Airways has acquired six daily takeoff and landing slots at London's Heathrow Airport from British Midland International for an undisclosed sum, bolstering its position at the world's busiest international passenger airport.
- Short-Haul Routes Boost Air New Zealand Numbers[Sep. 20, 2011]
Air New Zealand lifted passenger numbers by 2.7 per cent in August as an increase in volumes on domestic and trans-Tasman routes more than made up for a decline on long-haul routes.
- American Airlines Gives Upbeat 3Q Revenue Outlook[Sep. 21, 2011]
American Airlines said Wednesday that its revenue is rising, but higher fuel prices are also pushing up costs in the third quarter.
- Birds Also Strike at Qantas[Sep. 23, 2011]
A bird strike has forced a Qantas flight heading from Perth to Melbourne to turn back soon after take-off.
- Southwest Airlines Probes Mystery Markings, Sees No Threat[Sep. 22, 2011]
Southwest Airlines is investigating mysterious markings, not seen as a threat, that began appearing on the bellies of its jets earlier this year and have been described as "similar to Arabic writing," an airline spokeswoman said on Thursday.