Thai Airways launches cargo aircraft
April 12th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) Thai Airways is introducing its first Boeing 747-400 retrofitted cargo aircraft Thursday.The aircraft, designed to carry 100 tonnes per flight to and from Asia, Europe ... Read more...
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Chinese plane flies on biofuel
October 28th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 28 (IANS) Air China Friday conducted the first trial flight of a passenger plane powered by a mix of biofuel and traditional aviation fuel.The Boeing 747 landed safely ... Read more...
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Guns being smuggled into Britain on passenger flights
January 25th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) Dozens of handguns were brought into Britain on passenger flights from the US and then delivered to criminal gangs, a media report said.Steven Greenoe, 37, allegedly smuggled more ... Read more...
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US, UK in crisis talks over man smuggling 80 guns on flights from US
January 25th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.25 (ANI): British and American authorities have reportedly had crisis talks after dozens of handguns were smuggled into the UK on passenger flights from the United States.Serious flaws in trans-atlantic ... Read more...
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Snow blocks Srinagar highway, all flights cancelled (Lead)
December 30th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) Heavy snowfall and inclement weather Thursday cut off the Valley from the outside world as the Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed and all flights to and from Srinagar were ... Read more...
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Passenger plane carrying 35 people crashes in Darfur
November 12th, 2010 - 2:30 am ICT by BNO News
KHARTOUM (BNO NEWS) -- A large passenger plane carrying at least 35 people crashed in Sudan's Darfur region on Thursday, officials said, but few details were immediately available.The Antonov 24 aircraft crashed ... Read more...
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Dutch delivery company TNT steps up security following mail bombs
November 11th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by BNO News
AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) -- Dutch mail and express group TNT N.V. on Thursday announced it is stepping up its security measures following attempts by al-Qaeda to send mail bombs to the United ... Read more...
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Police: Bomb found on UPS plane could have detonated over U.S. East Coast plane
November 11th, 2010 - 12:36 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Scotland Yard on Wednesday said an explosive device found aboard a U.S.-bound UPS cargo plane in England last month could have detonated over the U.S. East Coast, possibly ... Read more...
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Yemen bomb went on two passenger jets: Qatar Airways (Lead)
October 31st, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 31 (IANS) Qatar Airways Sunday said one of the two bombs sent through parcels from Yemen and addressed to Chicago-based synagogues, which were detected on cargo planes in Dubai ... Read more...
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Qatar Airways says parcel bomb found in Dubai traveled on passenger flights
October 31st, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by BNO News
DUBAI (BNO NEWS) -- Qatar Airways on Sunday confirmed that an explosive device discovered at a FedEx facility in Dubai on Friday had traveled on two of its passenger flights before it ... Read more...
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Srinagar airport to shut down for 12 days
August 29th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) The Srinagar international airport will remain closed Sep 1-12 due to runway repairs and no airlines would operate their flights to and from the airport during this period, ... Read more...
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Finnair plans cargo freighter service to India
August 25th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Nordic carrier Finnair plans to launch a full-fledged freighter service between Helsinki and Mumbai next year after seeing its cargo volumes grow quite impressively from India in ... Read more...
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FAA going to restrict the movement of flights during the duration of Chelsea Clinton’s wedding
July 30th, 2010 - 2:59 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, July 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In view of Chelsea Clinton’s wedding on the 31st of July to Marc Mezvinsky, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued instructions to restrict ... Read more...
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FAA proposes penalties against several airlines for violating maintenance procedures, transporting uranium
June 30th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday announced its proposal of $2,476,075 in civil penalties against Trans States Airlines and GoJet Airlines of Bridgeton, Montana for violating ... Read more...
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FAA Likely To Impose A Fine On Continental Airlines
May 14th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday put forward a suggestion that consisted of disciplining Continental Airlines by imposing a pecuniary penalty of $325,000 ... Read more...
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UK air traffic officials extend UK airspace closure until Sunday
April 17th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- British air traffic officials on Saturday once again extended the closure of all airspace until at least 7 a.m. (local time) Sunday, and re-applied restrictions which ... Read more...
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UK air traffic officials again extend UK airspace closure
April 17th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- British air traffic officials on Saturday again extended the closure of all airspace until at least 1 a.m. (local time) Sunday, and re-applied restrictions which were earlier lifted.The ... Read more...
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Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai top Forbes’ most delayed airports
January 24th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) Airports in India and China top Forbes' third annual list of the World's Most Delayed Airports with Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport taking the prize for ... Read more...
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US seeks tighter cooperation with international airports
January 1st, 2010 - 8:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 1 (DPA) The US government is sending high level officials on a worldwide mission to make personal contact with airport officials about their security methods.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet ... Read more...
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Chinese becoming terror, crime targets
September 30th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Sep.30 (ANI): China's Vice-Foreign Minister Song Tao has said that the people of his country are increasingly becoming victims of foreign criminals and terrorists as China's profile on the world stage ... Read more...
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US undermined British investigation into al-Qaeda airline bomb plot
September 8th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 8 (ANI): British police were forced to cut short their investigation into the 2006 al-Qaeda airline bomb plot after the US pressurised Pakistan to arrest the suspected mastermind Rashid Rauf.According ... Read more...
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UK court told Al Qaeda terrorists had planned to blow up 10,000 people
September 8th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.8 (ANI): A British court has been told that Al Qaeda terrorists planned to blow up at least 10,000 people, 5000 of them in four hours through a series of co-ordinated ... Read more...
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RAF girls pay with their knickers for ride in jets
June 18th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 18 (ANI): Pilots of the Royal Air Force have come up with a novel way of making their female passengers pay for their ride in a jet - by asking ... Read more...
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Peru confirms first swine flu infection
April 30th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, April 30 (DPA) Peru's health authorities have confirmed the country's first case of swine flu.
The victim was an Argentinian woman who was in Mexico only for a few hours on a ... 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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Protestors lift siege of Bangkok airports (Second lead)
December 2nd, 2008 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Dec 2 (DPA) Anti-government protestors Tuesday agreed to lift their week-long occupation of Bangkok's two airports after a Thai court effectively removed the ruling government, achieving their objective of toppling the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
China, Taiwan sign deal
November 4th, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Taipei , Nov 4 (ANI): China and Taiwan reportedly signed agreements today worth billions of dollars aimed at improving direct trade and transport links between them.As per the deals, the number ... Read more...
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Six Russians on Virgin Galactic’s first space flight
June 24th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, June 24 (RIA Novosti) Six Russians will be on board the inaugural flight of the world's first space travel agency, Virgin Galactic (VG), which is to launch suborbital passenger flights ... Read more...
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UAE, Syria sign air services agreement
June 20th, 2008 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, June 20 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Syria have initialled an air services agreement here, WAM news agency reported Friday. The agreement was signed Thursday by Saif Mohammed Al ... Read more...
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Brit Muslims planned bigger 9/11
April 4th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr.4 (ANI): A gang of British Muslims plotted to cause carnage "on an almost unprecedented scale" by detonating up to 18 suicide bombs on transatlantic passenger flights, a court has ... Read more...
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Four private airlines take off in Bangladesh
February 20th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by admin
Dhaka, Feb 20 (IANS) Four new private airlines have rushed in to meet the fast-growing demand for air travel, seizing the initiative from Bangladesh Biman International, which has remained sluggish after its ... Read more...
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Future space travel just got roomier
November 14th, 2007 - 2:58 am ICT by admin
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