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ICAO and the World Customs Organization on Tuesday announced an agreement pledging "expanded cooperation" on air cargo security. "Closer collaboration between WCO and ICAO is expected to significantly minimize the operational and financial impact of security measures by reducing ...
Virgin Blue has followed on the heels of Qantas and Air New Zealand in raising fuel surcharges by as much as AU$100 for a return international trip and fares by up to AU$10 for a one-way domestic flight. The airline blamed a rise in jet fuel prices for the second increase in ...
Fifty-six pilots working for Indian airlines have failed alcohol tests in the last two years, according to a list issued by the civil aviation ministry. Ten pilots were fired after they failed tests, including one who was found over the limit on two occasions, according to the ...
Two of Australia's biggest airports could be affected, as the Australian Services Union Victoria asks up to 1,000 of its Qantas members to back industrial action. Check-in and customer service staff will take part in the ballot which could see Qantas employees walk off the job at ...
U.S. FAA revealed last week that it "recently required the nation's airlines to disable the oxygen generators located in all aircraft lavatories to eliminate a potential safety and security vulnerability." Airlines completed the work on 6,000 aircraft by March 4, the agency said ...
Indian regulators said Monday they would check that thousands of pilots were qualified to do their job, after at least four were alleged to be flying passenger planes with forged qualifications. In the latest case, a male pilot working for national carrier Air India was arrested ...
There has been changes to Virgin Blue's timetable between Sydney and Coffs Harbour. The airline's current schedule includes two daily services from Coffs Harbour to Sydney. They depart Coffs at 8:00am and 4.20pm (AEDT). The flight from Sydney is also twice daily; one at 6.20am, ...
Boeing has completed final gauntlet testing on the first 747-8 Intercontinental jetliner. The two days of testing were completed late Sunday. "The team continues to do great work to get the 747-8 Intercontinental into the air," said Elizabeth Lund, vice president and general ...
If Boeing Co's Japanese suppliers for the 787 Dreamliner are disrupted by more than several weeks, the company could face new production issues for the long-delayed aircraft, the head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes said on Monday. "We have a little bit of stock, but not much. I ...
The pilots union has accused airline Jetstar of training cadets overseas to avoid Australian workplace laws. The International Pilots Association's Richard Woodward says Jetstar advertised the cadet scheme as based in New Zealand. Mr Woodward says apart from three days in that ...
ANA Group conveys its deepest condolences to all those affected by the earthquake which occurred on March 11, especially those who have lost loved ones, and announces a series of initiatives to help with rescue and recovery efforts. Given the widespread damage resulting from the ...
The Hua-Ou Aviation Training Centre, an Airbus Training Centre established through a joint venture between Airbus and China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), has signed an agreement with Airbus sister-company Eurocopter to synergize on training facilities and sharing of ...
Crew members stopped two drunken Mexican pilots from leaving Costa Rica with an Aeromexico flight carrying 101 passengers to Mexico, a Costa Rican aviation official said on Monday. "One of them, the co-pilot, tested positive for alcohol while the captain refused to do the test," ...
Chinese airline companies put on additional flights to Japan Wednesday in the wake of the government's decision to evacuate citizens from areas worst hit by last week's earthquake and tsunami and affected by nuclear leakages. China Eastern Airlines based in Shanghai will send an ...
Beijing surpassed London Heathrow as the world's second-busiest airport last year, and Hong Kong climbed to the top spot for freight, as China's economic growth fueled passenger and cargo volumes. Traveler numbers in the Chinese capital jumped 13 percent to 73.9 million, trailing ...
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