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The FAA is investigating an incident that occurred on Sunday March 27, 2011 when an air traffic controller in the Central Florida Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) requested assistance from a passenger aircraft in checking on a Cirrus SR22 aircraft that had been out of ...
Australian flag carrier Qantas said Wednesday it will slash capacity and jobs as it grapples with disasters and surging fuel costs in its "most serious challenge" since the global downturn. The announcement comes as the airline is already facing threats of strike action from ...
The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a US$550,000 civil penalty against Executive Airlines, Inc., of San Juan, P.R., for allegedly operating two ATR-72 twin turboprop planes when they were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA alleges Executive ...
Ryanair, the airline notorious for its array of extra charges, has just launched an unavoidable new fee that will add EUR2 (US$2.80) to every one-way ticket. Europe's biggest budget carrier announced Wednesday that its new "EU261 levy" has been designed to compensate the airline ...
China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd is dropping American Airlines as a code-share partner in favor of a proposed new pact with Delta Air Lines Inc.. The Chinese carrier plans to join the Delta-led SkyTeam global alliance later this year after declining the overtures from Oneworld, ...
A new report says airlines slipped last year in getting passengers' checked luggage to arrive on time. Worldwide, 29.4 million bags last year didn't arrive on the same flight as their owners, according to SITA, an aviation communications and technology provider. That's 12.07 ...
An air traffic control supervisor and the crew of a Southwest Airlines jet have been suspended after the controller asked the Southwest Boeing 737 to fly in the vicinity of a small Cirrus aircraft in an effort to check on the welfare of the pilot, authorities said. The Federal ...
Asiana Airlines, one of South Korea's two flagship carriers, has been elected to chair the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in 2011 at the group's annual meeting held in Brunei on Nov. 5. The AAPA has 16 members. Asiana CEO Yoon Young-doo said at the Brunei meeting ...
Budget carrier Tiger Airways has entered into a "partner airline" programme with South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) from the Philippines. Under the agreement, SEAIR will lease two Airbus aircraft from Tiger Airways and commence services between Clark International Airport and ...
Virgin Blue Holdings has taken a mark over Qantas Airways after securing the official airline partnership of the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2011. Virgin Blue will carry the 17 (soon to be 18) AFL teams, including players, staff and officials across Australia for three ...
AirAsia is looking at Airbus' A380 superjumbo but the aircraft is too expensive for the moment, the airline's chairman told Reuters in an interview on Nov. 18. Tony Fernandes, chairman of Asia's largest budget carrier by fleet size, added that re-engining Airbus' A320 family of ...
A small crack in the windshield forced a Boston-to-Chicago flight with 176 people on board to make an unscheduled landing in Buffalo. The Buffalo News reports that United Airlines Flight 881 landed without incident at 10:34 a.m. on Nov. 21 at the Buffalo Niagara International ...
Air China Ltd has agreed to buy 20 Airbus aircraft for no more than US$4.49 billion to expand its fleet capacity by 18.6 percent. The order includes 10 A330 jets and 10 A350s, it said in a statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Nov. 18. Air China won a "relatively big" ...
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order from Air China for engines to power a total of 20 new Air China Ltd aircraft, comprising ten Airbus A350XWBs and ten A330s. The contract, worth US$1.8 billion at list prices, includes a TotalCare long-term service ...
A Virgin Blue flight has returned to Melbourne airport after the pilot noticed the smell of fumes in the cabin this morning. Flight DJ807 had departed from Melbourne en route to Sydney and was about half-way there when the decision was made to return. The flight landed safely and ...
British budget airline Flybe is in the final stages of planning for a stock market flotation that would value Britain's biggest domestic carrier at 200 million pounds (US$320 million), The Sunday Times reported. The carrier would use the proceeds of the flotation in London to ...
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has approved the next stage in the development of a new runway at the Sunshine Coast Airport. Councillors have unanimously endorsed the airport's initial advice statement (IAS) and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) ...
European aviation firm Air France-KLM has agreed to pick up a 26 percent stake in privately-held Indian firm Max Aerospace and Aviation Ltd and will set up an aircraft component repair facility in India, the French firm said in a statement on Nov. 17. The French firm did not ...
Canada has taken action to enhance aviation safety by limiting high-speed departures for aircraft to a maximum of 250 knots. The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Chuck Strahl said in a press release on Nov. 12 that lower-speed take-offs reduce the risk of mid...
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