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Kenya Air Passenger Numbers Back To Normal
Passenger traffic is back to normal at Kenya Airways after a fire at Nairobi airport caused havoc for passengers and dented revenues, chief executive Titus Naikuni said on Monday. The blaze in the early hours of August 7...
Singapore Grasp Plan Comprises Airport Extension
The Singapore executive has unveiled a grasp plan to double capability at Southeast Asia’s busiest airport, construct a brand new waterfront metropolis, transfer its huge port and relocate a armed forces airbase to...
Japan’s Big Airlines Vie For Landing Rights
Tokyo’s Haneda airport is the latest battleground for Japan’s two major carriers, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, in a politically-charged fight over USD$400 million worth of landing rights. The two ca...
Faulty 787 Fire Extinguisher Traced To Supplier
Boeing has traced the incorrectly assembled engine fire extinguishers on 787 Dreamliners to the manufacturing of bottles at a supplier’s facility while saying there were no risks to flight safety, the Wall Street J...
Air Berlin Faces Prospect Of Capital Increase
Air Berlin warned it would be harder to meet its target of breaking even this year and raised the prospect that the airline may have to sell new shares. The airline posted an EUR€8.1 million (USD$10.8 million) loss before ear...
ANA Finds Faulty Wiring On 787 Fire Extinguishers
All Nippon Airways said it had found an electrical wiring problem in the fire extinguishers of the engines of three of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets. The problem was first discovered during pre-flight maintenance of a 7...
