- Heavy Fog Strands Thousands at Xinjiang Airport[Dec. 09, 2008]
Heavy fog stranded more than 1,100 people at the airport after 13 flights were delayed in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Dec. 9, an airport official said.
- China's First Private Airline Suspends Passenger Service[Dec. 06, 2008]
China's first private airline, Okay Airways, suspended passenger service on Dec. 6, 10 days ahead of schedule as a result of financial and management problems, according to a spokesman of JuneYao Group, a major shareholder of Okay Airways.
- Activists Disrupt Flights at UK's Stansted Airport[Dec. 08, 2008]
Flights to London's Stansted airport were disrupted on Dec. 8 after environmental campaigners staged a demonstration, airport operator BAA said on Dec. 8.
- Public Perception of Reduced Safety Not Warranted: Qantas[Dec. 09, 2008]
On Dec. 8, Qantas acknowledged that a "confluence of events" had shaken public perception of its safety record and said it needed to respond frankly to the concerns.
- Flights Bound for Bangkok Cancelled / Delayed in Chinese Cities Due to Unrest[Nov. 26, 2008]
More than a dozen of flights bound for Bangkok from Chinese cities were cancelled or delayed on Nov. 26 as protesters forced the Thai capital's Suvarnabhumi International Airport to shut down.
- Air China Flight Turns Back After Threatening Call[Nov. 20, 2008]
An Air China plane en route from Beijing to the eastern city of Hangzhou turned back shortly after take-off on Nov. 20, after police in the capital received a telephoned threat, said a spokesman with Air China.
- More Cancellations as Air France Pilots' Strike Continues[Nov. 16, 2008]
Air France passengers faced cancellations and delays for a third day on Nov. 16 after French pilots voted to press on with a strike that has severely hit the national carrier.
- Fire Closes Ho Chi Minh City's Domestic Airport[Oct. 27, 2008]
A fire at Vietnam's biggest airport has closed its domestic terminal.
- ANA Admits 4 More Flight Delays Due to Alcohol Level of Pilots[Oct. 25, 2008]
All Nippon Airways said on Oct. 24 that four more flight delays have been reported in the past two months due to detection of alcohol on the breath of its cockpit crew members, on top of one incident that led to a delay in a domestic flight on Oct. 22.
- ANA Co-Pilot Fails Alcohol Test, Causing Flight Delay[Oct. 23, 2008]
The breath alcohol level of an All Nippon Airways (ANA) copilot exceeded the company's upper limit on Oct. 22, causing a 90-minute delay to a flight from Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture for Tokyo's Haneda airport, company officials said on Oct. 23.