In addition to a $5.375 Million donation, FedEx Express and its parent company FedEx have donated a former MD-10-30 freighter to ORBIS International to serve as the Flying Eye Hospital's third-generation aircraft. (at.fedex.com) 更多...
Intelligence agencies in the US, Europe and the Middle East have apparently broken up an attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound jetliner to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden. (news.blogs.cnn.com) 更多...
Lockheed Martin has launched a Twitter campaign to highlight the performance of the multimillion dollar F-22 Raptor, which is under increased scrutiny as USAF pilots refuse to fly the jets due to a still-unresolved oxygen supply issue. (news.blogs.cnn.com) 更多...
British Airways has enlisted the services of one of its most experienced pilots and a specially-painted Airbus A319 named "Firefly" to carry the Olympic Flame from Athens International Airport (LGAV) to the Royal Navy Airbase at Culdrose (ECDR) in Cornwall later today. (www.bbc.co.uk) 更多...
Federal indictments unsealed today led to the arrests of numerous airline employees and drug traffikers accused of smuggling narcotics to the US aboard commercial aircraft passing through Luis Munoz Marin Intl Airport. (www.cnn.com) 更多...
The European Commission is threatening EU member states with legal action if they do not take steps to implement a more centralized air traffic control system which currently is managed by 27 Countries. (www.bbc.co.uk) 更多...
VietJetAir was fined 20m dong ($956; £611) by the Vietnam Government for having "violated local aviation regulations" by having a troupe of bikini-clad beauty contestants perform a Hawaiian-themed dance for Nha Trang-bound passengers. (www.bbc.co.uk) 更多...
A Piedmont Airlines pilot was arrested today at Buffalo Niagara Airport after a TSA agent saw what turned out to be loaded .357 in the Pilots bag at the security checkpoint. The Pilot was arrested and has been charged with unlawful possession of a concealed firearm and attempting to bring a handgun on a plane. (news.wbfo.org) 更多...