Boeing, Emirates announce $18-bn order for 50 777-300ERs
November 13th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 13 (IANS) US aerospace major Boeing and Dubai-based Emirates Airline Sunday announced a $18-billion deal for 50 Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners, which also allows a $8-billion repeat ... Read more...
Posted in World |
10th anniversary of 9/11 attack marked by 911 memorial
September 12th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United States marked the 10th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history on Sunday. More than 3,000 people were killed and several ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
India will require 1,320 aircraft by 2030: Boeing
July 6th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) US aircraft major Boeing Wednesday forecast that the Indian aviation market would require up to 1,320 commercial planes, worth $150 billion, over the next 20 ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
‘Goa-Oman direct flights could ease Goan NRI woes’
July 5th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 5 (IANS) Goa's Dabolim International Airport has been earmarked as an additional port of call for commercial planes from Oman, Goa's commissioner for Non-Resident Indian (NRI) affairs Eduardo ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Osama shares May 1 death with Hitler
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Not just their notoriety, Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and German Nazi fountainhead Adolf Hitler also share the date on which their death ... Read more...
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Bombardier aircraft sales slip 19 percent
February 18th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 18 (IANS) Metro and aircraft maker Bombardier Thursday reported an almost one-fifth drop in its aircraft sales in the fiscal year ending Jan 31 as compared to the last year.The ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
200 Chinese pilots gave fake credentials
September 7th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 7 (IANS) Over 200 pilots in China submitted fake records of their flying histories, and they were employed by airlines desperate for staff, the country's civil aviation authority has said.
Investigations ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iranian jets weren’t allowed to refuel in the UK, Germany and UAE
July 6th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tehran, July 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The UK, Germany and the UAE have been accused by the Iranian authorities of refusing to allow Iranian commercial planes to refuel in their countries. ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Beware frequent fliers: Aircraft cabin air can be toxic
June 25th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
By K.S. Jayaraman
Bangalore, June 25 (IANS) Headache, breathing trouble and other unexplained illnesses in frequent fliers just might be the result of breathing toxic fumes circulating in commercial airline cabins, according to ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
MIT-designed green plane to use 70 percent less fuel
May 19th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 19 (IANS) In what could revolutionise the aviation industry, a 'green airplane' designed by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-led research team is likely to use 70 percent less fuel ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Radiation from thunderstorms can equal 400 chest x-rays for airplane passengers
March 6th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 6 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have found that airplane passengers flying near thunderstorms could be exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation in the form of terrestrial ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
India will be one of top five aviation markets: Praful Patel
March 3rd, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) India would break into the top five aviation markets in the world in next five years, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said Wednesday and invited international companies to ... Read more...
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New York asks Washington to pay for 9-11 terror trial
January 8th, 2010 - 2:38 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 8 (DPA) New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has asked the Obama administration to foot the bill for the planned trial of the 9-11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, which ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Production begins on China’s jumbo jet
September 9th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Hong Kong, Sep.9 (ANI): China's largest domestically-produced jumbo jet made its international debut at Asia's biggest air show in Hong Kong Tuesday.The single-aisle C919 is a jetliner with up to 200 seats ... Read more...
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Indian politicians who died in or survived aerial crashes (Second Lead)
September 3rd, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's death in a chopper crash has added to the growing list of Indian politicians killed in aerial accidents. In a ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
India’s aerial crashes: many politicians lost lives, others escaped (Lead)
September 3rd, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a chopper accident has put the spotlight on prominent politicians killed in aerial crashes in India, ... Read more...
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Thunderstorms may have spelled doom for Air France Flight 447
June 3rd, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 3 (ANI): Experts have speculated that Air France Flight 447, which disappeared mysteriously over the Atlantic Ocean on May 31, may have gone down due to turbulence and thunderstorms ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Biofuel-powered aircraft will take to the skies in three years
October 27th, 2008 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 27 (ANI): The Boeing Company, which is a major aerospace and defense corporation, has said that biofuel-powered aircraft could be carrying millions of passengers around the world within three ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Madges Sticky & Sweet world tour under scrutiny over green issues
August 24th, 2008 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 24 (ANI): Madonnas Sticky & Sweet world tour has come under the scrutiny of environmental groups for not taking eco-friendly precautions.As per the findings of website Carbonfootprint.com, the 45-date ... Read more...
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Green Hollywood A-listers fuel-guzzling fiends
May 11th, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by admin
New York, May 11 (ANI): They profess great concern for the earth, air and oceans but when it comes to themselves, the worlds top celebrities are total hypocrites.Some of the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Pope to pray for Sep 11 victims at Ground Zero
April 20th, 2008 - 8:08 am ICT by admin
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New York, April 20 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI will pray Sunday at the site of the World Trade Centre towers destroyed by the 2001 terrorist attacks as part of his pilgrimage of ... Read more...
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