International Business News - Aerospace & Defense http://hk.ibtimes.com/subsection/companies/aerodefense.htm All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://hk.ibtimes.com/ http://hk.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A Continental Airlines flight carrying former presidential candidate Ron Paul and six other members of Congress to Washington, D.C., made an emergency landing in New Orleans on Tuesday after a loss in cabin pressure. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/continental-airlines-ron-paul-emergency-landing-ron-paul.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:14:20 EDT The losses keep piling up for airlines, as three of the nation's biggest carriers said Tuesday high fuel costs overwhelmed higher revenue in the quarter that ended June 30. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2786-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/more-airlines.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/more-airlines.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:58:17 EDT Air China Ltd. said Wednesday it plans to buy 45 Boeing Co. aircraft in one of China's biggest airliner purchases. The order will include 15 Boeing 777 and 30 Boeing 737 aircraft, Beijing-based Air China said on its Web site. It said the list price for the aircraft is $6.3 billion but the final price paid would be lower than that. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2711-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/air-china-boeing-deal.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/air-china-boeing-deal.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:41:47 EDT Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/airline.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:25:23 EDT Delta and Northwest pilot negotiators say they have a tentative agreement with Delta management on a joint contract to cover both pilot groups when the companies combine later this year. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/delta.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:28:30 EDT US Airways Group Inc. said Monday it has begun a code-sharing alliance with Air China Ltd. The marketing deal will allow US Airways to add its airline code to Air China flights between Beijing and Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York, and on flights from the West Coast to Shanghai that connect in Beijing. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/airways-air-china.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:28:30 EDT The total employment of all sectors in Hong Kong rose to 3.5 million last year, up 8.5% or 272,600 workers on the 2002 figure, the Census & Statistics Department says. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080622/employment-real-estate.htm Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:10:27 EDT Airlines executives are continuing to cut jobs and consider new fees on passengers as they battle high fuel prices that could result in record losses for the nation's carriers. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/airlines.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:45:35 EDT A group of airline passengers sought to scuttle Delta Airlines Inc.'s proposed takeover of Northwest Airlines Corp., alleging in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that the deal would result in an illegal monopoly. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/delta-northwest.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:45:35 EDT Southwest Airlines Co. expects to grow modestly through next year but may freeze its expansion plans if oil prices and the economy remain challenging, the carrier's chief executive said Wednesday. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/southwest-airlines.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:45:35 EDT Northwest Airlines said Tuesday it will cut its capacity later this year by 3 percent to 4 percent because of high fuel prices. The reductions were deeper than those announced in April, though they're smaller than cuts announced by many other airlines. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/northwest.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:54:12 EDT Air Canada will cut up to 2,000 jobs, or 7 percent of its work force, and said Tuesday it is slashing capacity like other major carriers beset by record fuel prices. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/air-canada.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:54:12 EDT Business travelers are likely to lose out when the fall off-peak season arrives and airlines that have cut flights slap more restrictions on the cheap fares that usually come that time of year. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2206-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/continental-airlines.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/continental-airlines.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:39:49 EDT Continental Airlines said Thursday it will cut 3,000 jobs, or 6.7 percent of its 45,000 employees; retire 67 mainline aircraft; and reduce mainline flights because of soaring fuel costs, making it the second major airline this week to announce cutbacks. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2192-continental-slashes-capacity-eliminates-3-000-jobs.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/continental.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/continental.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:23:11 EDT After six weeks of voting, Delta Air Lines flight attendants failed to gather enough votes to join the Association of Flight Attendants, or AFA, a national labor union. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/delta.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 08:56:12 EDT The CEOs of United Airlines and US Airways are scheduled to meet Thursday as talks aimed at combining the carriers progress despite concerns that threaten to scuttle the deal, according to two people briefed on the discussions. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/airways.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 15:28:39 EDT There are no plans to form a fund specifically for compensating travellers and travel agents in the event of an airline closure, Secretary for Transport & Housing Eva Cheng says. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/compensation-fund-airline.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 12:09:09 EDT American Airlines said on Wednesday that it is taking steps to reduce costs, effectively downsizing the company as fuel prices rise to record levels. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2042-american-airlines-downsizes-as-fuel-prices-soar.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/american-airlines.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/american-airlines.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 08:45:43 EDT Boeing Co. on Wednesday debuted its new 777 freighter, a twin-engine airplane that can carry 226,000 pounds of cargo. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/boeing.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 08:45:43 EDT Customer satisfaction with U.S. airlines dropped to its lowest level since 2001, according to a survey report published on Tuesday. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2029-airline-customer-satisfaction-lowest-in-7-years.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/airline.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/airline.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 09:34:24 EDT