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Lion Air: a deadly crash and a whole lot of questions for Boeing
Washington: Questions swirled Wednesday about how Boeing had failed to tell airlines and pilots abou…
Air India pilot loses licence after failing breath test
New Delhi: A veteran pilot had his flying licence revoked Monday after failing a breath test moments…
Boeing issues advice over sensors after Indonesia crash
Jakarta: Boeing issued a special bulletin Wednesday addressing a sensor problem flagged by Indonesia…
Air traffic to double by 2037: IATA
Geneva: The number of people travelling by air should double to 8.2 billion a year by 2037, with Asi…
Qatar Airways commits to Iran flights despite sanctions
Doha: US sanctions on Iran will not impact Qatar Airways’ flights to the Islamic republic, the…
India plans facial recognition technology at airports
Mumbai: Indian flyers will soon be able to leave their identification cards and boarding passes at h…
Body found inside plane days after it ditched into Pacific lagoon
Wellington: A male passenger’s body has been found inside an airliner that ditched and sank in…
German court says Kuwait Airways can bar Israeli passengers
Frankfurt am Main: A German appeals court on Tuesday ruled that it could not prevent Kuwait Airways …
Erdogan says new Istanbul airport will open despite strike
Istanbul: The new international airport in Istanbul, one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s s…
Russia says ‘misled’ by Israel in plane downing over Syria
Moscow: Russia’s military Sunday blamed “misleading” information from the Israeli …
Japan’s Kansai airport to reopen partially after typhoon damage
Tokyo: Japan’s Kansai airport will reopen partially on Friday, the government said Thursday, a…
Air France, British Airways to end flights to Tehran
Paris: Air France and British Airways announced Thursday that they will halt flights to Tehran next …
Passenger jet makes emergency landing on Crete after bomb scare
Athens: A German passenger jet carrying 250 people was forced to make an emergency landing on the Gr…
Chinese MH370 relatives ask to meet Malaysia PM
Beijing: Chinese relatives of those who disappeared on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Thurs…
Nepal flight delayed after pilot fails alcohol test
Kathmandu: A Dubai-bound flight from Nepal was delayed by nearly 10 hours after the pilot was found …
Iraqi Airways suspends pilots who fought in-flight over food
Baghdad: Iraqi Airways has suspended two of its pilots for getting into a fight — over a food …
World needs 43,000 more planes in next 20 years: Boeing
London: The world needs to produce 43,000 new aircraft over the next two decades to meet booming dem…
Israel fires missile at Syrian drone: army
Jerusalem: The Israeli army on Friday said it fired a missile at a drone approaching the country fro…
Australia shelves MH370 memorial after relatives protest
Perth: Plans to erect a memorial honouring the passengers and crew of missing Malaysia Airlines flig…