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- Qantas Responds to ACCC Statement[Nov. 02, 2011]
Qantas Wednesday acknowledged the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) statement outlining its expectations in relation to compensation of Qantas passengers impacted by the recent grounding of the Qantas fleet.
- Qantas A380 Superjumbo Forced to Shut Down Engine[Nov. 04, 2011]
Exactly one year after a Qantas A380's engine exploded over Indonesia, another superjumbo has been forced to divert due to engine trouble. - EU Sticks to Airline Carbon Rules Despite UN Opposition[Nov. 04, 2011]
The European Union refused Thursday to drop plans to charge all airlines for carbon emissions when flying to and from Europe despite opposition from the UN's civil aviation body. - Boeing 777 Slides Off Munich Runway[Nov. 03, 2011]
A spokesman for Munich airport says a Singapore Airlines flight with some 200 passengers aboard slid off the runway just after landing but nobody was injured.
- Air India Pilot Unions Slug It out over Rights to Fly 787[Nov. 03, 2011]
The two recognized pilots' unions of Air India were on Wednesday locked in a battle over the rights to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. A day after the airline management bowed to pressure from pilots of the erstwhile Air India, and postponed the training schedule of pilots for the Boeing 787 till the month-end, it was the turn of pilots of the erstwhile Indian Airlines to flex their muscles. AI and IA were separate entities till a few years ago, when they were merged. The pre-merger unions continue to be valid.
- EU Hopes to Avoid Battle over Airline Pollution Law[Nov. 02, 2011]
The European Union's climate chief hopes to avoid a big battle over EU legislation that will charge airlines for pollution, despite a protest by global airlines and a tit-for-tat bill in the U.S. Congress.
- Qantas Passengers to Get Payouts over Grounding[Nov. 03, 2011]
The corporate watchdog has demanded Qantas reimburse customers for losses such as hotel and transport costs and even pleasure cruises they missed because the airline grounded its entire fleet on Saturday. - UN Body Urges Europe to Omit Foreign Airlines from CO2 Curbs, Trading[Nov. 03, 2011]
International airlines should be exempt from the European Union's planned curbs on carbon-dioxide emissions, a United Nations aviation panel said in a declaration that draw together China, Russia, and the U.S.
- Sabotage Claims After Wires Cut on Qantas Boeing 767 in Brisbane[Nov. 02, 2011]
Qantas has confirmed it called in the federal police to investigate potential sabotage after engineers noticed that wires on a Boeing 767 had been cut.
- Plane Carrying 230 Makes Emergency Landing in Warsaw[Nov. 01, 2011]
No one was hurt when a Boeing 767 flying from Newark, New Jersey, with some 230 people on board, made an emergency landing at Warsaw's airport on Tuesday after trouble with landing gear.