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Iran Air appoints new US-sanctioned CEO
Tehran: Tehran has appointed a new CEO to head national airline Iran Air, state news reported, repla…
Private carriers in India have come crashing down
NEW DELHI: Aviation in India has attracted entrepreneurs like moths to a flame but only a few have m…
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad airways posts losses for third year
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways posted a loss in 2018 for the third year running, it sai…
Israel to open new international airport near Red Sea
Jerusalem:Israel was to inaugurate a new international airport Monday in its desert south meant to b…
Israel to open new Red Sea airport in January
Jerusalem:Israel plans to inaugurate a new international airport in the south of the country near th…
Oman allows Israeli planes to use airspace: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Oman will let Israeli planes fly through its airspace, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
Indonesia aviation in spotlight after Lion Air crash
Jakarta: Bumpy runways, hair-raising safety lapses, remote airstrips with no navigation systems and …
Need for strong aviation security felt at the symposium
Montreal: A global symposium held here underscored the need for establishing “a stronger aviat…
Lion Air jet should have been grounded before fatal crash, Indonesia says
Jakarta: A crashed Lion Air jet should have been grounded over a recurrent technical problem before …
Air India plane hits building at Stockholm airport
Stockholm: An Air India plane carrying 179 passengers struck a building at Stockholm’s Arlanda…
Indonesia due to release preliminary Lion Air crash report
Jakarta: Indonesian investigators are expected Wednesday to release a preliminary report into the Li…
Kuwait halts flights as torrential rains lash region
Kuwait City: Kuwait on Thursday halted flights at its international airport after heavy rains floode…
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…