Malaysia has unveiled ambitious plans to transform part of Subang Airport in Kuala Lumpur, its capital, into a regional corporate aviation hub to rival the…

A Chinese court has ordered a state-owned company to pay more than $65 million in compensation over an incident nearly eight years ago in which chemicals…

Influential US Congressman John Mica has called for fast passage of bipartisan legislation to increase the commercial airline pilot age to 65, saying US FAA reauthorization legislation that contains the measure is not likely to be enacted before year-end.
Congress is scheduled to adjourn later this month. The House of Representatives this year passed FAA […]

A top US Department of Transportation (DOT) official and Open Skies negotiator will soon resign his post.
Jeffrey Shane, DOT undersecretary for transportation, has informed President George W. Bush and DOT Secretary Mary Peters that he intends to resign, a DOT spokesman confirms.
DOT was unable to release a timeline for Shane’s departure, or the […]

US cargo carrier Kalitta Air plans to acquire 10 Boeing 747-400 freighters from Japan Airlines (JAL) to fuel its growth over the next few years.
The Michigan-based carrier has reached agreement with the Asian operator to purchase a single General Electric CF6-80-powered Boeing 747-400BCF for delivery in May 2009.
It is also negotiating for the […]