- African Nations Urged to Harmonise Aviation Laws[Nov. 20, 2007]
African states should harmonise their aviation regulations to attract financing needed by the continent's carriers to compete in the global market, Nigeria's state minister for air transport said on Nov. 20.
- Court Dismisses Lawsuit over Fatal Plane Crash in Baotou in 2004[Nov. 24, 2007]
On Nov. 23, a Beijing court dismissed a lawsuit filed by family members of 32 crash victims against state-owned China Eastern Airlines, a plane manufacturer and the engine maker.
- Relatives of Baotou Air Crash Victims File Lawsuit with Beijing Court[Nov. 22, 2007]
Relatives of some of the 2004 Baotou air crash victims have filed a lawsuit with a court in Beijing, seeking US$11.75 million in compensation, a sum agreed in a pre-court arrangement of the same case in the U.S., according to the plaintiffs lawyer on Nov. 22.
- EU Suggests Indonesian Airlines Boost Supervision on Safety[Nov. 14, 2007]
Experts from the European Union suggested that Indonesian airlines boost supervision on safety and security standard, and asked regulators to raise the capability and quantity of their staff, director of the air transportation of Transport Ministry Budhi Mulyawan Suyitno said on Nov. 14.
- Indonesian Transport Watchdog to Purchase Black Box Reader[Nov. 13, 2007]
The Indonesian National Transport Safety Committee (KNKT) has said it would purchase devices able to read data from airplane cabin voice and flight data recorders, local press reported on Nov. 13.
- Helicopter Crashes in Indonesia[Nov. 13, 2007]
A Huges 500 helicopter crashed in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, at 01:40 p.m. on Nov. 13, but none of its crew was hurt.
- Chinese Student Pilot in Serious Condition After Plane Crash[Nov. 13, 2007]
A student pilot is listed in serious condition at the Saint John Regional Hospital after a small single-engine plane he was flying skidded off a runway on Nov. 10 and slammed into an embankment.
- Brazilian Airline TAM: Net Profit Fall Due to Air Disaster[Nov. 09, 2007]
On Nov. 9, Brazilian airline TAM announced that due to the country's worst air disaster it experienced in July, its net profit in the third quarter this year dropped 77.2 percent from what it got in the same period last year, totaling only 48.5 million reals (about US$27.8 million).
- EU Experts Say Indonesia's Airline Safety Progress on Right Track[Nov. 09, 2007]
European Union (EU) experts have declared that Indonesia's airline safety progress has been on the right track, Indonesia's aviation chief Budhi Mulyawan Suyitno said on Nov. 9.
- Mexico to Incorporate IOSA into Safety Oversight[Nov. 09, 2007]
Mexico soon will incorporate IATA's Operational Safety Audit into its civil aviation regulatory requirements for airlines operating to, from and within the country, Minister of Communication and Transport Luiz Tellez announced on Nov. 8.