DUBAI, U.A.E. – Emirates moved to further cushion passengers from travel weariness yesterday by officially opening a brand new luxury lounge in Johannesburg. (more…)

LOS ANGELES – OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, announced that the company has agreed to partner with Research Institute of Tsukuba Bio-Tech (RITB), recently approved for funding to develop algae to jet fuel applications by Japan Science & Technology Agency (more…)

HONG KONG – Boeing and Shanghai-based China Cargo Airlines today announced an agreement to incorporate two key Boeing solutions into the carrier’s operations over the coming months. (more…)

RESTON, Va. – Rolls-Royce has been selected by United Airlines to power its new fleet of Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. (more…)

INDIANAPOLIS – Republic Airways Holdings Inc. today announced that it will add up to 300 full-time positions in Indianapolis next year. (more…)

Flights operated by the nation’s largest airlines arrived on time at a lower rate this past October than in either October of last year or in September 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (more…)

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Customs and Border Protection took delivery Monday of the first maritime variant of the Predator B unmanned aircraft system. (more…)

WASHINGTON — FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today the formation of an independent review panel that will examine the November 19, 2009 outage of the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (more…)

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced regulatory approval for Cirrus Aircraft’s newest capability and innovation, Cirrus Known Ice Protection. (more…)

The first composite lay-up for the A350 XWB has been manufactured today in Nantes, France, and marks the ‘coming to life’ of Airbus’s new long range aircraft. (more…)