First direct flight from United States to Vietnam
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SAN FRANCISCO A United Airlines plane has taken off on the first direct flight from the United States to Vietnam in almost three decades.
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A Northern Virginia company has received initial federal approval to form the first U.S.-based low-cost airline that would fly exclusively to international destinations, although it still must clear other regulatory and financial hurdles.
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America&#39;s United Airlines has launched the first daily flight service to Vietnam from the United States since 1975. The flight represents the first such service by an American air carrier since the end of
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The first two direct flights from China to Taiwan since the end of a civil war 55 years ago landed in Taipei, carrying Taiwanese businesspeople home for the Lunar New Year holidays.
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A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 took off on a historic journey Thursday  -  the first commercial flight by the world's largest jetliner
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Almost 30 years after the last helicopter fled the roof of the US Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam remains the great American quagmire. You might think it should belong to history by now, especially
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The aerospace company expects to finalize a contract with  Vietnam Airlines in the first quarter of 2005 for four 7E7  planes, which are worth around $500 million at list price.
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BA is expected to launch services flying direct between the US to continental Europe.
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Vietnam approves plans to build a $33bn (Â£15bn) rail link between the capital, Hanoi, to Ho Chi Minh City in the south.
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A U.S. passenger jet landed in Vietnam on Friday, the first since the Vietnam War ended nearly 30 years ago.
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Commercial jetliners from Taiwan and China took off on Saturday for the first non-stop flights in 55 years across the narrow strait dividing the arch- foes, raising hopes for permanent air links and better ties.
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Boeing Co. said Thursday that Vietnam Airlines would become the latest taker for its new 7E7 jetliner, with a plan to order four 7E7-8s to be delivered in 2010. The deal is valued at about &#36;500 million at list prices, although airlines usually negotiate big discounts.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- After nearly two years of battling for the right to operate, Virgin America is scheduled to make its debut at Dulles International Airport with a red-eye arrival this morning.
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WASHINGTON - Korean Air is the first airline granted permission by the federal government to carry electric stun guns aboard jetliners that fly within US airspace.
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By BEN STOCKING  HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has released one of its best-known dissidents from prison, two weeks before its president is to make a historic visit to the United States, an official said Sunday.
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After almost three decades of lacking direct flight, a US passenger plane on Thursday left San Francisco for Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon.
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Boeing confirmed an order of four 7E7-8 airplanes from Vietnam Airlines yesterday, saying the $500 million order is expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2005.