Japan Airlines (JAL) said a “main battery failure occurred” on one of its Boeing 787-8s parked at Tokyo Narita Airport on Tuesday. The airline reported that “white smoke” was seen in the incident, which resulted in no injuries.
A biofuel supply sufficient to meet up to 1% of aviation’s fuel needs could be available “instantly,” and at a price competitive with petroleum jet fuel, if green diesel is approved for use in aircraft, according to Boeing. The company is working with partners to gain approval by the end of 2014.
Southwest Airlines on Tuesday told ATW the Boeing 737-700, which mistakenly landed at Taney County airport in Branson, Mo. instead of Branson Airport Sunday evening, has been placed back into service.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and FAA said Monday they are investigating Sunday’s incident involving a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that landed at the wrong Missouri airport.
Estonia’s national carrier Estonian Air has sold its 60% stake in Amadeus Estonia to Madrid-based Amadeus IT Group as part of the airline’s restructuring process.
Southwest Airlines has confirmed to ATW that a Southwest Boeing 737-700, on a scheduled flight from Chicago Midway to Branson airport, landed instead at Taney County Airport in Missouri Sunday evening.
London Heathrow and Gatwick airport management has criticized the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which announced new limits on increases in charges the two airports can levy for services.
All liquids, regardless of volume, will be banned in carry-on luggage in Russian airports from Jan. 11 as Russia increases security for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Ministry of Transport said.
International passenger traffic on Asia-Pacific carriers grew 6.7% year-over-year in November to 18.1 million passengers, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
The US National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday said that investigative work into the Jan. 7, 2013, fire aboard a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 at Boston Logan Airport is estimated to be completed by the end of March.
Turkish Airlines expects to rehire 305 employees that were dismissed after they participated in strike action to protest a legislative proposal banning strikes and work lockouts in the aviation industry.
A rented Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 767 made an emergency landing at Madinah Airport in the early hours of Jan. 5 after apparently experiencing a landing gear fault.
Lebanese nationals who are hospitality professionals now have the opportunity to take their career high into the sky by joining Etihad Airways' World's Leading Cabin Crew.
By the narrowest of margins, Boeing union workers in Washington state have voted to approve an eight-year labor contract extension that will keep production of the 777X in the Seattle area.
Lufthansa French unions called on Lufthansa workers at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport to strike Friday in a dispute over outsourcing ground operations and eliminating 199 jobs at CDG.
Seven new ‘green’ aviation routes have been introduced in the Asia-Pacific region as part of the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE).
Boeing union workers in Washington state will get a second opportunity on Friday to vote on a labor contract extension to keep production of the 777X in the Seattle area.
