- UK: Air South West to Leave Newquay Airport[Sep. 30, 2011]
Air South West has made its last flight out of Newquay Airport in Cornwall.
- Philippine Government Looking into Manila Airport Terminal's Structural Flaws[Oct. 07, 2011]
A senior Philippine official said Friday that studies have found structural flaws in a 9-year-old Manila airport terminal that suffered a partial ceiling collapse in 2006.
- Australia: Pilots Warned on Dangerous Engine Failure Training[Oct. 06, 2011]
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says it wants pilots to perform engine failure training in simulators, not while flying aircraft.
- Grounded Mexicana to Offer Charter Flights - Report[Oct. 08, 2011]
Troubled airline Mexicana, which stopped flying over a year ago because of financial troubles, will start offering charter flights, the head of the union told a Mexican newspaper.
- Cairo International Airport Returning to Normal after Strike[Oct. 08, 2011]
The operation of Egypt's Cairo International Airport was gradually returning to normal on Friday after dozens of fights had been delayed, diverted or cancelled due to a strike of air traffic controllers.
- Aircraft Tyres Burst While Landing, All 17 Passengers Safe[Oct. 09, 2011]
The main runway at the Chennai airport was closed for operations for over two hours early on Saturday after two front nose wheel tyres of a Kingfisher flight diverted from Tiruchi burst while landing here.
- Skydive Plane Crashes in Victoria, Australia[Oct. 08, 2011]
A pilot and five skydivers have been rescued following a light plane crash in south-east Victoria, Australia.
- Airlines Lobby Against Obama Administration Tax Hikes[Oct. 07, 2011]
The airline industry is lobbying hard against an Obama administration proposal to decrease the federal deficit with tax hikes on air travel, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- Eurocopter Tests Hybrid Aircraft[Oct. 07, 2011]
Eurocopter in France has successfully tested a hybrid helicopter that combines a turboshaft internal combustion engine with an electric motor.
- Pacific Fleet to Double by 2030 - Airbus[Oct. 06, 2011]
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus says airlines in the Pacific are expected to order more than 700 new aircraft over the next 20 years to increase fuel efficiency because of high oil prices.