- American Airlines Sees Uptick in Pilot Retirements[Sep. 02, 2011]
More pilots are retiring early at American Airlines than normal, but the company says it will cover flights with remaining crews.
- Man "Chokes to Death Eating Jetstar Meal"[Sep. 04, 2011]
A 31-year-old man has choked and died while eating an airline meal on a Jetstar flight, reports said today.
- Former Ansett Employees Get Final Payment[Sep. 02, 2011]
Former Ansett employees have finally received their last payment of entitlements, ten years after the airline went into administration.
- Garuda Indonesia Inks Deal with Pos Indonesia[Aug. 23, 2011]
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has agreed to cooperate with postal service provider PT Pos Indonesia on the distribution of the airline's tickets to support its flight expansion program.
- Jetstar's Capacity Up 46% to over 2.7 Million[Sep. 02, 2011]
Jetstar Airways, the discount unit of Australia's Qantas Airways, said its capacity grew by 46 per cent during the financial year ended Jun. 30, 2011.
- Qantas Outlook Gets Thumbs Up From S&P[Sep. 02, 2011]
Standard & Poor's has upgraded its outlook on Qantas Airways from "negative" to "stable" after reviewing the flag carrier's new international strategy.
- Games Airlines and Pilots Play[Sep. 02, 2011]
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has revoked the license of a South Korean pilot employed by Juneyao Airlines because the flight crew refused six times to follow air traffic controllers' orders to give way to a Qatar Airways plane seeking permission for priority landing owing to fuel shortage at Shanghai. But other misconducts exposed later are worse than the South Korean pilot's, says an article in Guangzhou Daily. Excerpts:
- Emirates Hires Ex-Lufthansa Manager Antinori, Sueddeutsche Says[Sep. 03, 2011]
Emirates, the largest international airline, plans to appoint former Lufthansa manager Thierry Antinori as the new sales chief, succeeding Richard Vaughan, who is retiring, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported without citing the source of the information.
- Spicejet Flight Makes Emergency Landing[Sep. 03, 2011]
A Spicejet flight made an emergency landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here on Saturday following some technical problems. All passengers are safe, an official said.
- China's Budget Airline Attempts to Launch "Premium Economy Class"[Sep. 02, 2011]
Spring Airlines Company Limited, China's first privately owned budget airline, has made profits for 6 consecutive years since its operation on July 28, 2005. The low cost carrier begins to widen its service such as providing "premium economy class" (officially known as Spring Plus), designated check-in counters, priority boarding, free meal, etc.