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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday said it was prepared to take action including the rerouting of Japan-bound flights if the nuclear crisis there worsened. The Japanese government has already imposed flight restrictions to keep civil aviation flights away ...
Boeing successfully completed high-speed taxi tests on the first 747-8 Intercontinental today. This is the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight. "The pilots report the airplane performed well," said Elizabeth Lund, vice president and ...
A Chinese news agency says more than 2,000 Chinese have been evacuated from Japan's northeast following radiation leaks at a nuclear power plant. The China News Service quoted a spokesman of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo, Deng Wei, as saying that more than 2,000 people were ...
After the sacking of four pilots of Air India, IndiGo and MDLR, two cockpit crew of SpiceJet have lost their job for fudging the flying hours to obtain commercial pilot licence. The low-cost carrier terminated the services of Captain Anuj Kumar and First Officer Amit Mundra on ...
Chinese carriers earned net income of 1.21 billion yuan (US$183.8 million) in February, down 56.1% from 2.76 billion yuan in the year-ago month. The decline was attributed to slowing economic growth in the country. Total operating revenue climbed 11.8% to 24.25 billion yuan while ...
Boeing and Korean Air today announced an order for two new 747-8 Freighters. The order value is US$639 million at Boeing list prices. "Korean Air continues to strengthen its reputation as one of the world's leading global cargo carriers," said Marlin Dailey, vice president of ...
Air New Zealand said on Tuesday it will lose money in the second half because of high fuel prices and the impact of earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan, sending its shares plummeting more than 8 percent. It had warned last month when it reported its first result that fuel prices ...
Air China, the country's flag carrier, said on Tuesday that it had cancelled a limited number of flights to Japan, mainly due to the operational capacity of some airports there. "The company is still operating flights between China and Japan," it said in a statement. Air China ...
British Airways and Spain's Iberia have unveiled new flight schedules following their merger that will provide a more comprehensive trans-Atlantic service. The airlines said Thursday that departures from Heathrow to New York will depart every hour between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. local ...
Even as airlines added extra flights to get people out of Tokyo, their long-term plans for expansion there have been thrown into doubt. Delta Air Lines Inc. said on Thursday that it will suspend new flights to Tokyo's Haneda airport beginning next week. Singapore Airlines has ...
Aviation regulators in London have issued a formal warning over the possible radioactive hazard from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. London Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC), the world's focal point for notifying the aviation industry of International Atomic ...
The Boeing Company today named Marc Allen president of Boeing China. He will be based in Beijing and report to Shep Hill, president, Boeing International and senior vice president Business Development and Strategy. Allen, who will be responsible for Boeing's growth and productivi...
Finnair Plus members can now give their Plus points to the Japanese Red Cross, in donations of 3,000, 5,000 or 10,000 points. For example, with 3,000 points disaster victims will receive a blanket and a water canister or 5 kilos of tinned food, and with 10,000 points more than ...
Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines, one of China's largest airlines, has reported greater efficiency after automating its fleet planning and scheduling processes with the industry's leading, flexible technology from Sabre Airline Solutions. The airline signed a multi-million ...
Greece's transport ministry says it is waiving landing, takeoff and stopover fees for all aircraft using Greek airports, except for Athens International Airport, from April until the end of the year. The ministry said the fee waiver is an attempt to boost tourism, which is one of ...
Air carriers are watching the situation at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant closely, making contingency plans and routing adjustments to keep operations running smoothly and protect passengers and crew from radiation risks. German airline Lufthansa and Italian ...
Qantas Airways Ltd. is maintaining its original flight capacity between Sydney and Tokyo but is resting flight crews in Hong Kong as a potential nuclear crisis and earthquake aftershocks continue to rock Japan. Australia's biggest carrier said it is still operating a daily return ...
Air India Central Europe regional manager Ratan Bali says the airline's impending membership into the Star Alliance will expand its global reach and boost revenue. Mr Bali confirmed to The Hindustan Times the airline completed the last hurdle before being eligible for membership ...
Two prominent real estate developers and a bicycle advocate were among five people killed Wednesday in the fiery crash of a twin-engine plane at Long Beach airport, a spokesman for one of the victims said. Developers Tom Dean and Jeff Berger, and advocate Mark Bixby were killed, ...
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