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The planned strike by the Indian Commercial Pilots Assn., the union representing 800 Air India pilots who were Indian Airlines pilots prior to the 2007 merger, has been deferred for four weeks as talks begin with the labor commissioner. An independent committee, headed by a ...
Singapore Airlines (SIA), the world's second most valuable carrier by market value, said on Thursday it will delay the launch of Airbus A380 services to Tokyo and Los Angeles as there was less demand for travel to Japan. "In view of the developments in Japan, Singapore Airlines ...
Lufthansa's supervisory board on Wednesday approved orders for 35 new aircraft comprising 25 Airbus A320neos, five A321neos and five Boeing 777 freighters. "Besides greater fuel efficiency, all the models on order will help lower operating costs as well as noise levels and ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unveiled a plan yesterday for reducing the accident rate for private and corporate aircraft by 10 percent by the year 2018. Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt told reporters he is concerned that the accident rate for general ...
Air China said Tuesday it is cutting back flights to Japan over safety worries after a vast earthquake and tsunami, while EVA Airways canceled some flights to Tokyo and Sapporo. Malaysia's main airport began screening passengers returning from Japan for radioactive contamination ...
Singapore's state carrier said Tuesday it will suspend half of its daily flights between the city-state and Tokyo as demand weakened following a nuclear scare in ravaged Japan. Singapore Airlines (SIA) will halt two of its four flights between Changi Airport and Tokyo's Haneda ...
Argentina's two major airports have suspended flights due to a failure in control tower communications. Some 300 flights have been grounded at the Ezeiza international airport in a suburb of Buenos Aires, and two other national airports near the capital have been paralyzed by the ...
On November 19, 2008, the European Parliament and the Council of European Union adopted Directive 2008/101/EC, bringing aviation into the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). This directive entered into force on February 2, 2009, and will be kicked off from January 1, 2012. ...
Business travel to Japan is shrinking quickly. With concerns about radiation spreading beyond northern Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent nuclear crisis, corporate travelers and companies are canceling trips to Tokyo and other cities, forcing ...
Two U.S. commercial airline pilots complained in a lawsuit on Friday that new screening procedures for flight crews -- scaled back after complaints by pilots -- were still too invasive and violated privacy rights. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on October ...
Oil prices have climbed after the U.S. led a series of air strikes against Libya. Brent crude rose as much as US$2.26 to US$116.19 a barrel, while U.S. light crude rose as much as US$2.12 to US$103.19. Libya is the world's twelfth-largest oil producer. There are concerns the ...
Taipei-based China Airlines (CI) plans to introduce a strategic investor to help fund fleet expansion as air traffic across the Taiwan Strait increases, according to widespread news reports from Hong Kong. Although CI Chairman Zhang Jiazhu declined to name a carrier, he noted a ...
Boeing said Friday that Korean Air (KE) placed an order for two more 747-8 freighters, adding to the five of the type it already has on order. The manufacturer valued the new orders at US$639 million based on list prices. KE also has five 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft on order. ...
Air New Zealand pilots flying to Japan are working on a voluntary basis. Pilots Association president Mark Rammell says pilots have the choice not to fly because of concern about the Fukushima nuclear power plant and continuing aftershocks. Mr Rammell says the majority are happy ...
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