- Brazilian Plane with 170 Aboard Crashes[Jul. 18, 2007]
A plane with as many as 170 people aboard crashed and burst into flames in Sao Paulo on July 17 after skidding off a runway that has been criticized as being too short in a driving rain, the nation's airport authority said.
- Man Strolling on Runway Shuts Down Rome Airport[Jul. 04, 2007]
A man found carrying two bags while walking on a runway at Rome's Ciampino airport on July 2 resulted in an extended overnight shutdown of the facility and flight cancellations and delays on July 3.
- Customer Service A Casualty of U.S. Airline Recovery[Jun. 24, 2007]
As frustrated as travelers may be with crowded planes and delayed flights, these are the realities of the leaner U.S. airline industry as it claws its way back to profitability after a brutal years-long slump.
- Woman Delays Turkish Plane with Fake Bomb Warning[Jun. 20, 2007]
A woman falsely claimed there was a bomb on board a Turkish airliner on June 20 to try to delay the flight so her husband could catch it, Turkey's Onur Air said. Both of them were arrested.
- Beijing Airport to Launch Emergency Alert Mechanism for Olympics[Jun. 24, 2007]
Beijing Capital International Airport will set up an emergency alert system for extreme weather and security threats so as to ensure smooth transportation for millions of visitors from home and abroad during next summer's Olympic Games.
- 400 Stranded on Cathay Pacific Flight[Jun. 22, 2007]
A routine 13-hour flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong wound up extending to more than 35 hours due to an early morning delay on June 19.
- Japan: Gangster Arrested for Refusing to Turn-off Cell Phone on Plane[Jun. 18, 2007]
On June 17, police arrested a 34-year-old man for refusing to turn off his cell phone in a plane in March in violation of Japan's Aviation Law. The arrest is the first in Japan over the use of cell phones in a plane after the law was revised in January 2004 to prohibit the use of the phones aboard a plane.
- US: FAA Computer Glitch Causes Flight Delays[Jun. 09, 2007]
A cascading computer failure in the nation's air-traffic control system caused severe flight delays and some cancellations along the U.S. east coast on June 8.
- China to Increase Flight Levels Before 2008 Olympic Games[May 24, 2007]
The Air Traffic Management Bureau of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) says it will increase the number of airplane flight levels. By reducing vertical separation minima, or RVSM, air traffic flow will be greatly improved. For passengers, the good news is that there will be fewer flight delays.
- US FAA Warns More Summer Delays Likely[May 24, 2007]
On May 23, US FAA Administrator Marion Blakey warned of a "tough summer" for travelers, predicting that high traffic and intense weather likely will lead to extensive delays and cancellations, and said the agency will employ technology and flexible flight management procedures in an effort to reduce disruptions.