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- Airline's Duct-Taped Windscreen Fails[Oct. 25, 2011]
A Ryanair flight carrying 200 passengers was forced to turn back to London when duct tape that was securing the cockpit windscreen tore off. - U.S. House Targets EU Airlines Emissions Rule[Oct. 25, 2011]
U.S. lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Monday to strike a blow at a controversial European Union plan to require non-EU airlines to buy carbon permits to fly to and out of the 27-nation bloc. - Security Officials at LAX Fail to Detect Loaded Gun in Bag[Oct. 23, 2011]
A loaded and undeclared .38-caliber handgun tumbled from a checked bag at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday, prompting police to detain the gun owner temporarily. - Qantas Ground Crew Call Off Strikes[Oct. 24, 2011]
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has become the latest union to call a truce with Qantas and drop industrial action.
- Mitsubishi Jet's First Flight May Be Delayed - Nikkei[Oct. 22, 2011]
Design changes and inspection problems are likely to delay the maiden voyage of a homegrown passenger jet being developed by a unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. till the end of 2012, the Nikkei business daily reported.
- U.S. FAA Proposes to Fine Pinnacle Air US$1 Million[Oct. 21, 2011]
U.S. regulators have proposed to fine Pinnacle Airlines Corp. US$1 million for alleged maintenance violations, including a lapsed inspection for engine-related cracking.
- Hundreds Dead as Quake Shakes Eastern Turkey, Airport Damaged[Oct. 24, 2011]
More than 200 people were killed in the 7.2 magnitude quake that devastated parts of eastern Turkey, Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin told reporters early Monday.
- Japan's Kansai Airport to Build Terminal for Low-Cost Carriers[Oct. 19, 2011]
Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday to mark the start of construction of what it claims to be the country's first terminal for low-cost carriers.
- Transport Workers Union Calls Off Nationwide Strikes, Says Qantas[Oct. 23, 2011]
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has called off its nationwide industrial action scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Qantas says.
- Largest Airplane Makes Emergency Landing Near Hyderabad[Oct. 23, 2011]
The world's largest airplane Airbus A380 made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Sunday, an airport official said.