- Air New Zealand Director to Step Down[Aug. 04, 2011]
Jane Freeman will step down from the Air New Zealand board following the board meeting on August 24.
- Pilots Union Says Qantas "Breached Duty of Care"[Aug. 04, 2011]
Qantas acted unlawfully, abandoned its duty of care and exposed one of its pilots to a potential breach of Chinese immigration law when it offloaded him and his son in Hong Kong over an industrial matter, the pilots' union says.
- SilkAir Starts First Flight to Kolkata[Aug. 01, 2011]
Singapore Airlines' regional wing SilkAir operated its first flight to Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, India on Monday.
- Cathay Pacific Hong Kong-Shanghai Routes Delayed by Muifa Storm[Aug. 07, 2011]
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said Typhoon Muifa delayed three of its China flights today.
- Plane's Landing Gear Catches Fire at Chicago's O'Hare[Aug. 06, 2011]
An American Airlines flight arriving at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport deployed its emergency slides for passengers Friday afternoon after the landing gear and some tires caught fire, an FAA spokesman said.
- Malaysian Airlines and AirAsia Nearing Deal to Work Together-Report[Aug. 06, 2011]
Malaysia's two major airlines, Malaysian Airline System (MAS) and AirAsia are poised to form a working partnership, the Edge financial newspaper reported on Saturday quoting unnamed sources.
- Typhoon Muifa: China's East Coast on Weather Alert[Aug. 06, 2011]
China has put parts of its east coast on alert as powerful Typhoon Muifa approaches the country.
- No Bomb Aboard Evacuated Philadelphia Flight[Aug. 06, 2011]
A US Airways plane with 157 passengers was evacuated during a stop in Philadelphia after a threatening note was received, but a search of the aircraft turned up no explosives, authorities have said.
- Strategic Airlines to End Townsville Flights[Aug. 05, 2011]
Strategic Airlines will pull out of the Townsville market in north Queensland by the end of the year.
- Air Canada, WestJet Upbeat Despite Costs, Economy[Aug. 05, 2011]
Air Canada and WestJet Airlines sketched a relatively optimistic outlook for the third quarter on Thursday, despite high fuel prices and uncertainty over the global economy.