- Singapore Faces Air Cargo Challenge[Jan. 17, 2007]
Small countries with no natural resources usually have to be inventive to survive.
- China Announces 20% Cut in Airline Fuel Surcharge[Jan. 17, 2007]
On January 17, the Chinese government on announced a cut of 20 percent in the fuel surcharge on domestic flights from later this week, days after a reduction in the wholesale price of aviation kerosene.
- Foreign Pilots Feel at Home in Chengdu[Jan. 15, 2007]
Standing in the lobby of United Eagle Airlines Co Ltd head office in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Philippe Burtonboy appears happy and relaxed.
- Once More unto Airport Security Breach in U.S.[Jan. 16, 2007]
Newark International Airport: I disembark at Gate C85, with my two daughters, from Continental Flight 488 at 5:55 am. We've just arrived from Puerto Rico, our skin tight with sunburn and salt. I navigate the terminal at the minimal level of consciousness required to find the baggage claim, collect our suitcases, and get into the taxi line.
- Jet with Anti-missile System Leaves LAX[Jan. 17, 2007]
An MD-10 cargo jet equipped with Northrop Grumman's Guardian anti-missile system took off from Los Angeles International Airport on a commercial flight on January 16, the company said.
- Airlines Deny State Subsidy Rumor[Jan. 12, 2007]
China Eastern Airlines and Air China, the country's leading carriers, denied a state subsidy rumor that has fueled their shares this past week on January 11, Beijing Business Today reported.
- Swissair Trial Puts Swiss Financial Establishment in The Dock[Jan. 14, 2007]
Former executives of Swissair and leading lights in Switzerland's financial establishment will go on trial for their role in the spectacular collapse of an airline that was once a watchword for excellence.
- Qantas Deal is Do or Die, Says Think-tank[Jan. 12, 2007]
The ambitious $11 billion buyout bid from Airline Partners Australia (APA) to take Qantas private will succeed, if only because of the dire consequences of failure, the region's leading aviation think-tank says.
- Etihad Airways to Fly to Australia[Jan. 14, 2007]
Etihad Airways, the four-year-old airline of the United Arab Emirates, will soon join another UAE airline, Emirates, to offer services to Australia.
- No Success in Searching for Missing Indonesian Plane's Body[Jan. 13, 2007]
The massive search and rescue (SAR) efforts initiated since the disappearance of Indonesia's Adam Air passenger plane on Jan. 1 have not got any result in the location of the aircraft's body, the SAR Mission's coordinator, Air Commodore Eddy Suyanto, said on January 13.