Yearly Archives: 2008

The European Court of Justice has ruled that airlines must pay compensation to passengers when flights are cancelled because of technical problems with the aircraft. … More ››

German flag carrier Lufthansa is acquiring a 41.56% stake in Austrian Airlines from the country’s state holding company Österreichische Industrieholding AG (ÖIAG) and plans to … More ››

British Airways (BA) and Qantas have ended talks after failing to reach a deal on a potential $6.4 billion merger. Earlier this month the two … More ››

UK carriers European Aircharter and Flightline both suspended operations in the first week of December and have filed for administration. The closure of the charter … More ››

Emirates transferred all its flights to the new Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport in early November. This marked the fourth and final phase in … More ››

A decision on building a third runway at Heathrow Airport has been put back to January 2009, the Department for Transport has announced. An announcement … More ››

UK Transport specialist Stobart Group has agreed to buy London’s Southend Airport from Regional Airports Ltd in a deal that could eventually be valued at … More ››

Deutsche Post, the owner of DHL, plans to drastically reduce its US domestic airfreight services from January 2009, lowering its annual operating costs from $5.4billion … More ››

Newquay Airport, UK, has begun a three-week suspension of flights due to certification problems. Control of the airfield, which for most of its history was … More ››

Three new runways were opened at major US commercial airports on November 20. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters flew across the country to open each … More ››