- Qantas Wins ACCC Nod on American Airlines Partnership[Aug. 22, 2011]
Facing the spectre of labour unrests and leadership shakeup from roll-over crises last week, national carrier Qantas Airways won a much-needed reprieve on Monday as Australia's competition watchdog provisionally approved the company's proposed alliance with American Airlines.
- Close Call at Takeoff Spurs Investigation[Aug. 21, 2011]
Aviation authorities are investigating a near collision at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in which a China Airlines plane carrying 288 passengers managed to jam its brakes during takeoff to avoid hitting a small private jet on the runway Friday.
- AI Flight Makes an Emergency Landing After Suspected Bird-Hit[Aug. 21, 2011]
Passengers of an Air India flight had a narrow escape on Saturday when Mumbai-bound AI-695 made an emergency landing 10 minutes after it had taken off from Amausi airport. Although there were no official words about the reason, an airport official requesting anonymity said that the pilot had reported a suspected bird-hit.
- Air India Looking for New Routes: Vayalar Ravi[Aug. 20, 2011]
National carrier Air India will operate flights on new routes as and when an opportunity arrives, the government said Saturday.
- Thai Airways Says Unsure of Making 2011 Net Profit[Aug. 19, 2011]
Thai Airways International Pcl said on Friday it was unsure whether global economic uncertainty would prevent it from making a net profit for 2011, but it would go ahead with plans to launch a new regional carrier and another budget airline.
- THAI Sister Airline Launch Set for 2012[Aug. 20, 2011]
Thai Airways (THAI) has announced the creation of a sub-brand airline called Thai Smile yesterday.
- CAL to Add Three More Mainland China Cities to Its Flight Schedule[Aug. 18, 2011]
Taiwan's largest carrier China Airlines (CAL) announced Thursday that it will add three more mainland China cities -- Wuxi, Sanya, and Yancheng -- to its schedule, starting at the end of August.
- HNA in Talks to Buy Jailed Billionaire's Beijing Property for US$940 Million[Aug. 19, 2011]
HNA Group, controlled by China's Hainan provincial government, said it is in talks to buy a commercial property in Beijing owned by Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.'s jailed founder Huang Guangyu.
- Punctuality Across Australian Airlines Dropped 5 Percent[Aug. 20, 2011]
If you thought flight delays had been worse over the past year, you're right.
- Japan Airlines to Expand Use of Boeing Software[Aug. 19, 2011]
Boeing Co. said Thursday that Japan Airlines will expand its use of the aerospace company's Airplane Health Management software system to its future Boeing 787 fleet.