Five killed in Turkey chopper crash
August 10th, 2012 - 2:16 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 10 (IANS) At least five people, including three Russians, were killed in a helicopter crash in Turkey Thursday, according to Russian Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia.The Kamov Ka-32 ... Read more...
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Ukraine offers help in NATO Afghan pullout
April 20th, 2012 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ukraine has offered NATO its air transport capability to help the alliance withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.According to NATO plans, most of the 130,000 foreign ... Read more...
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Brazil privatises three airports
February 7th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Feb 7 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian-led consortiums obtained concessions to operate the country's busiest airport and two smaller terminals, the National Civil Aviation Agency said after Monday's auction at the ... Read more...
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Snowfall forecast in Kashmir in early February
January 31st, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) Moderate to heavy snowfall has been forecast in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region in the first week of February.A western disturbance is approaching Jammu ... Read more...
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Srinagar sees coldest night in 16 years, more snow expected (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) The night temperature in Srinagar Saturday touched the lowest in 16 years at 7.8 degrees Celsius below the freezing point as intense cold gripped the valley, ... Read more...
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One killed in Russian chopper’s hard landing
December 20th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The flight engineer of an Mi-26 helicopter died when it made a hard landing in west Siberia Tuesday, authorities said."Flight engineer Igor Eroshkin was killed ... Read more...
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Russia grounds six airlines
September 26th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's aviation watchdog said Monday it has annulled the licenses of three airlines and suspended three others after a comprehensive check initiated in the ... Read more...
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Poland dismisses air force officials after plane crash report
August 5th, 2011 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Aug 5 (IANS) Poland has disbanded a special air force regiment responsible for carrying top officials and dismissed 14 high-ranked officials after the probe into the plane crash that ... Read more...
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Finnair to operate its first biofuel powered flight
July 14th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, July 14 (IANS) Nordic air carrier Finnair will operate its first biofuel powered flight between Amsterdam and Helsinki from next week, an official said Thursday.Finnair's flight will use biofuel ... Read more...
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Russian plane with 116 on board makes emergency landing
July 2nd, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian Tu-154 passenger jetliner with 116 passengers on board made an emergency landing Saturday following a technical snag in its engines.The safe landing was ... Read more...
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India, US vital markets for each other: US
July 2nd, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 2 (IANS) Challenging the notion that US investment in India has gone down, an official has said that the two countries remain vital markets for each other and ... Read more...
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Russia to ban planes without safety systems
June 26th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Planes that do not meet the world's aviation safety requirements will be banned from flights from 2012, Russia has said.In 2009, the federal air transport ... Read more...
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Russian tourists evacuated from plane in Turkey
June 26th, 2011 - 2:22 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian tourists were evacuated from a plane at an airport in Turkey after a false fire alarm, an official said Saturday.A Red Wings Tu-204 jet ... Read more...
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Chopper crashes in Russia, pilot killed
June 23rd, 2011 - 4:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 23 (IANS) A helicopter pilot was killed when his aircraft crashed in southern Russia, the emergency situations ministry said.No other people were killed or injured in the Mi-2 ... Read more...
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Rajasthan can attract trillion-dollar investments: Pilot
May 24th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Rajasthan has the potential to attract trillion-dollar investments and become the number one state in India, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin ... Read more...
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No safety norms violated in Goa: Kingfisher Airlines
April 13th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) Referring to news reports claiming that certain airlines had made "blind landings" in Goa, Kingfisher Airlines Wednesday said it had not violated any air safety norms ... Read more...
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Repairs restrict use of Goa airport runway (Lead)
April 12th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 12 (IANS) Maintenance work being carried out by naval authorities has forced Goa's Dabolim international airport to cut down both the length and hours of use of its ... Read more...
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UAE signs MoU with Bangladesh
March 18th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 17 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh to develop cooperation in the field of air transport between both countries.The MoU ... Read more...
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Beijing airport ranked second busiest in the world
March 16th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar.16 (ANI): The Beijing International Airport has been ranked the second busiest airport next only to Atlanta's Hartsfield airport, after reporting a 13 percent growth in passenger travel compared to 2009, ... Read more...
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Northeast to get Rs.93 crore for airport development
February 28th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Giving a major boost to the air transport segment for the remote northeast region, the government Monday allocated Rs.93 crore in the union budget 2011-12 to ... Read more...
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Britain to sack nearly 100 air force trainee pilots
February 14th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 14 (IANS) Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) will sack up to 100 trainee pilots in a cost-cutting measure - a move that may leave the armed forces without enough airmen, ... Read more...
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India has to address governance, ethical deficits: Chidambaram
January 1st, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) India has to address three major deficits - governance, regulatory and ethical- if the country has to progress, the economy continue to log nine percent growth and ... Read more...
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Yemen plane bomb plot: Australia on cargo alert
October 31st, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct. 31 (ANI): Air transport authorities in Australia are on high alert following the discovery of two packages containing explosives on cargo planes bound for the US.The packages sent from Yemen ... Read more...
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Emergency landing by Russian plane after bomb threat
October 4th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Yak-42 plane with 73 passengers on board flying from Moscow to Chechen capital Grozny was forced to make an emergency landing after a bomb threat, an ... Read more...
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Arrangements in place for Haj pilgrims: Civil aviation ministry
September 16th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Civil Aviation Ministry Thursday said that it has made all arrangements for the air transport of 125,000 Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year.
"This year approximately ... Read more...
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UK Prime Minister Cameron’s father Ian Cameron dies in France after stroke
September 9th, 2010 - 1:18 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) – Ian Cameron, the father of British Prime Minister David Cameron, died at a hospital in southern France on Wednesday after suffering a stroke earlier."It is with deep regret ... Read more...
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11 die in Siberia plane crash
August 3rd, 2010 - 3:52 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A passenger jet crashed in East Siberia Monday, killing 11 of the 15 passengers on board, a Russian emergencies ministry spokeswoman said.
The plane was flying from the ... Read more...
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Kingfisher to close check-in counters early to curb delays
July 20th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Kingfisher airlines will close its domestic check-in counters 40 minutes before the departure time to curb flight delays, the airline said Tuesday.
The decision by the country's second ... Read more...
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Brazil to promote biofuel use in aviation
May 11th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, May 11 (IANS/EFE) An alliance of aircraft manufacturers in Brazil, the Brazilian Alliance for Aviation Biofuels (Abraba), will promote "development and certification of sustainable biofuel" for use in air transport.
The ... Read more...
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Gulf of Mexico oil spill interrupting freight movement in Europe, Baltic region
May 6th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Kingston (Rhode Island), May 6 (ANI): The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and epic flooding in Tennessee has created a "perfect storm" for businesses that rely on an efficient supply ... Read more...
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Agreements on environment and trade in services to be signed at Bhutan SAARC summit: Rao
April 22nd, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Thursday said that the next week's 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit will witness signing of two important ... Read more...
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UN postal agency hit by air traffic disruption in Europe
April 19th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, April 19 (DPA) An official with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) said Monday that operators across Europe were trying to cope with the closed skies that have seen planes needed to ... Read more...
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UN Humanitarian Air Service in Guinea could discontinue due to lack of funding
March 3rd, 2010 - 5:13 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The United Nations announced Tuesday that its Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in Guinea may discontinue because of lack of funding.The service needs over $3 million before the ... Read more...
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Kerala to release coffee table book on IT sector
January 31st, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) The Kerala government will release a coffee table book 'IT@Kerala - The Smart State', depicting the journey of the state from being a tourist destination to an information ... Read more...
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US envoy lauds U.S.-India cooperation in aviation security
January 21st, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.21 (ANI): The United States and India are pleased to announce the formulation of the U.S.-India Aviation Security Working Group, a bilateral interagency and inter-ministry working group led on the ... Read more...
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