Power outage at Mexico City airport disrupts hundreds of flights
September 29th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- A large power outage at Benito Juárez International Airport (AICM) in the Mexican capital of Mexico City disrupted hundreds of flights on Wednesday evening, officials said on ... Read more...
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Pact with Kingfisher sees Finnair’s Asia traffic look up
September 12th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Helsiniki, Sep 12 (IANS) Led by growing traffic from Asia, especially India where it has signed an accord with Kingfisher Airlines, as also by leisure travel, Nordic carrier Finnair has ... Read more...
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Finnair serves seven more Indian cities in pact with Kingfisher
August 28th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Nordic carrier Finnair has added seven more destinations in India to its network, apart from flying directly to the national capital, thanks to the partnership ... Read more...
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Finnair Cargo to launch India service
August 20th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Finnair Cargo Saturday said it will commence operation of cargo flights between Helsinki and Mumbai from Sep 16."The new freighter services offer fast connections between ... Read more...
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Al-Qaida in Yemen “Western-made,” says Yemeni PM
November 7th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa, Nov 7 (ANI): Yemeni Prime Minister Ali Muhammed al-Mujawar has accused that al-Qaida was originally a Western-made group and was never created by his country, according to the state-run Saba ... Read more...
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US sends drones to hunt for Al Qaeda in Yemen
November 7th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) The US has deployed drones to hunt down Al Qaeda militants in Yemen for the first time in years, said US officials.The use of unmanned spy plane ... Read more...
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Saudis warned US of attack before mail bomb plots
November 6th, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) Weeks before two mail bombs were detected in cargo flights in Britain and Dubai, Saudi intelligence officials warned America about the Yemen-based Al Qaeda militants' plot, European and ... Read more...
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Saudis warned US before discovery of parcel bomb plot
November 6th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.6 (ANI): Saudi intelligence officials had warned the United States in early October that Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen was planning a terrorist attack using one or more aircraft, three weeks ... Read more...
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‘Qaeda terror bombs 50 times more powerful than needed to blow hole in aircraft fuselage’
November 2nd, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 2 (ANI): The bombs smuggled in the cargo plane terror plot at East Midlands Airport and in Dubai reportedly contained explosives at least 50 times more powerful than required ... Read more...
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Scotland Yard, TSA and White House statements regarding potential terror plot
October 30th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Scotland Yard, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the White House on Friday released the following statements about a potential terror plot on U.S.-bound cargo planes:White House ... Read more...
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UPS planes searched after suspicious item found in London
October 29th, 2010 - 11:51 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Authorities in New York, Philadelphia, Newark, New Jersey and several countries are examining devices sent from Yemen after investigators found a suspicious package aboard a UPS plane ... Read more...
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Philadelphia, NJ & British Airport UPS Bomb Investigations
October 29th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that The Department of Homeland Security was called in on Friday to investigate suspicious packages in UPS cargo planes and a truck, in ... Read more...
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Authorities examining suspicious packages on UPS flights in several airports
October 29th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Authorities in New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey and several countries are examining suspicious packages on several UPS flights in several U.S. airports.
According to CNN, investigators found a ... Read more...
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FAA issues safety advisory over lithium batteries following US cargo crash
October 10th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 10 (ANI): The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the US airline regulator, has warned that carrying shipments of lithium batteries on cargo flights may ignite fire if exposed to high heat. ... Read more...
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EU for ‘toughest ever’ sanctions against Iran
July 24th, 2010 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, July 24 (IANS) The European Union (EU) is all set to impose its "toughest ever" package of economic sanctions on Iran, a media report said Friday.
Legally binding measures to ... Read more...
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Robots take centre stage in U.S. war in Afghanistan
March 24th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.24 (ANI): The U.S. military is deploying the robots to Afghanistan to navigate the country''s treacherous terrain.
Called BigDogs, these robots are being deployed in addition to big guns.
The BigDogs four-legged ... Read more...
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Taiwan, China to launch regular flights in July
January 16th, 2009 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Taipei, Jan 16 (DPA) Taiwan and China are expected to launch regular passenger and cargo flights in July, ending Taipei's six-decade ban on cross-strait air links with the mainland, a newspaper said ... Read more...
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Protestors leaving the airport
December 3rd, 2008 - 10:29 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
Sondi Limthongkul, the leader for Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD) said the protest will end today. Today the protesy will end its blockade of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports
In a news ... Read more...
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Taiwan, China to launch regular flights in mid-2009
November 30th, 2008 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Nov 30 (DPA) Taiwan and China will launch daily charter flights next month and introduce regular passenger and cargo flights in mid-2009, the Central News Agency (CNA) said Sunday.According to CNA, ... Read more...
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