Northwest pilots crewing a Boeing 747-400 opted to return to Tokyo’s Narita airport earlier today for a precautionary landing after detecting an electrical odor onboard the aircraft.
The plane, carrying 403 passengers, was on a scheduled flight from Tokyo to Manila.
A spokesman for Northwest says the plane landed without incident.
Source: flightglobal.com’s sister premium […]

Cathay Pacific Airways is calling on Hong Kong’s Government to make a quick decision on a third runway for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), warning that delays could put it at a disadvantage against rapidly expanding Chinese airports.
“Hubs like Guangzhou and Shanghai are planning third, fourth and even fifth runways. Hong Kong faces the […]

One of Indonesia’s wealthiest businessmen is making moves to be the major player in Indonesia’s airline industry. Hary Tanoesoedibjo, who is reportedly…

A video has emerged of the Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 777-300ER which carried out an unauthorised low-level flypast in Seattle during its delivery flight last month.
The incident took place on 30 January at Everett Airport immediately after Cathay took delivery of the new 777-300ER. After takeoff for Hong Kong the captain – chief […]

Grounded all-premium transatlantic carrier Maxjet has extended to 27 February the deadline for interested parties to submit qualified bids for the company.
Maxjet last December discontinued operations and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after discussions to secure new financing failed.
The carrier at the start of this month began a US bankruptcy court-approved […]