Aero-News Network: The aviation and aerospace world's daily/real-time news and information service

Minister, Family Removed From Continental Flight

Apparent Dispute Between Wife, FA

We're not quite sure what exactly happened Monday aboard a Continental flight at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport, but at least a few passengers were irked as a dispute involving the wife of pastor Joel Osteen delayed holiday travel plans for many.

Indonesian Pilot Jailed for Murder

Court Rules He Poisoned Activist's In-Flight Meal

If you're traveling on Garuda Air Indonesia, you might want to think twice about ordering the noodles. They were the last thing democracy and human-rights activist Munir Thalib ate -- because, an Indonesian court ruled Tuesday, they were laced with arsenic. And the man that did the lacing, according to the court, was Garuda pilot Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto.

Xiamen Airlines Order Propels Boeing 737 Sales Past 6,000

Score Another One For All-Time Best-Selling Airliner

The record-breaking Boeing 737 -- an aircraft that almost didn't make it past its first few years of production due to niggling problems and sluggish sales -- just set a new milestone likely to remain in the books for a long while. With an order for 10 737-800s from Xiamen Airlines, total orders for the all-time, best-selling 737 have surpassed the 6,000 mark.

NTSB: Spar Cracking Likely Brought Down Chalk's Seaplane

Discovery Casts Spotlight On Mallard's Age

NTSB investigators on the scene of Monday's tragic crash of a Chalks Ocean Airways seaplane off the coast of Miami said Wednesday the Grumman Mallard had cracks in its main wing spar that had likely gone unnoticed for some time -- but stopped just short of saying that was the only reason the aircraft's right wing separated from the airplane just after takeoff.

Boeing Delays Force Ryanair To Cut Back Flights

IAMAW Strike Affects 2006 Flights

Irish no-frills airline Ryanair announced Tuesday it was trimming its flight schedule during the first three months of 2006 due to late deliveries of new aircraft from Boeing.

Island Airline Has Only Aircraft Repossessed

No Flying From Nauru For Awhile

For any of our readers on the remote island state of Nauru, we suggest you get used to staying put for a little while... or, buying a plane of your own. Aero-News has learned that island's one-and-only airline, Air Nauru, has had its only aircraft repossessed.

Nigerian Aviation Authority Grounds Bellview

The Sweep Continues...

Bellview Airlines -- whose Boeing 737 went down outside Lagos in an October 23 accident that claimed all 117 people onboard -- has become the third airline to be grounded by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) this month. The move comes one day after another Bellview aircraft made an emergency landing in Accra, the cap