The chairman of British Airways Martin Broughton announced that more than 99% of shareholders, including proxy voters, had approved to merge with Iberia. In Madrid, Iberia shareholders also voted in f...
The thorny issue of overcapacity was brought up again and again by speakers on the first day of Marketforce and the IEA’s The Future of Air Transport conference held in London yesterday. Emirates was ...
A new charging structure unveiled by UK airports operator will include domestic airlines in the same band as airline entering from Europe. From April 2011, BAA intends to raise charges by over 66% for...
An Air New Zealand aircraft was forced to return to Wellington International Airport shortly after take-off when the crew smelled smoke in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely with no injuries. Engin...
Aviation group 1time has announced it had raised R65 million in new capital through the sale of a 25% stake to two black economic empowerment (BEE) groups, Mtha Aviation and SKMT Sunrise Investment Gr...
The Australian minister for tourism John Rau has expressed his delight that Malaysia Airlines was increasing the number of weekly flights into Adelaide from Kuala Lumpur from four to six in March 2011...
Four people were killed when an Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft crashed seconds after takeoff in Karachi on Sunday. The Russian-built aircraft had been bound for Khartoum with eight people on board. It is not...
Qantas resumed limited A380 services on Saturday but on Sunday one of the airline’s 747 aircraft bound for London via Bangkok, was delayed after an engine issue. CEO Alan Joyce defended Qantas's handl...
Following the onboard fire on a test flight, Boeing is making minor design changes to the power distribution panels on the 787 and is updating the systems software that manages and protects power dist...
Omni Air International (OAI) has selected Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services (AMES) to provide heavy maintenance for two Boeing 767-300. AMES will also do extensive interior rework in conjunc...
A passenger onboard an American Airlines flight from Dominican Republic to Miami on Thanksgiving night was confirmed as having a suspected case of cholera. A confirmed diagnosis has not yet been recei...
The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) was forced to warn an airline to ensure employees follow rules on infant seating. The problem was brought to light following an investigation of...
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