Aloha Airlines Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Aloha Airgroup, Inc., a Hawaii corporation whose principal operating subsidiary is Aloha Airlines, Inc., has announced that it filed a voluntary petition for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Aloha will seek the Court’s approval...

Virgin Atlantic Becomes World’s First Airline to Fly a Plane on Biofuel

Virgin Atlantic will today fly one of its Boeing 747 jumbo jets on biofuel from London Heathrow to Amsterdam — becoming the first airline in the world to fly on renewable fuel. Together with partners Boeing, GE Aviation and Imperium Renewables,...