US Aviation officials deny claims that 3 passenger jets had a ‘near collision’
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Aug 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Aviation officials of the United States of America have disputed the claims that are being made by the media about three passenger jets almost colliding with ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Russia to spend $280 mn on new planes for Kremlin
January 20th, 2012 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's presidential administration is placing a tender for the delivery of three modified Tu-214 passenger jets worth about nine billion rubles ($280 million).The delivery of ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Biden’s brother hospitalized after anthrax mail scare
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) Francis Biden, the younger brother of US Vice President Joe Biden, was hospitalised after he opened a package from India containing a white powder that was ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Drawing depicted 9/11 three years before it happened
September 11th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) A British amateur artist made a drawing that depicts 9/11 -- three years before the terror attack took place in the US.The Sun said that the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
UK pilots donning oxygen masks to counter poisonous fumes in aircraft
March 28th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 28 (ANI): Airline pilots in Britain are secretly donning oxygen masks and issuing emergency warnings because of poisonous fumes seeping into passenger jets.Potentially deadly incidents are being reported at the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Man dupes CIA of $21 mn over anti-terror software
February 21st, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 21 (IANS) A computer expert was paid more than 13 million pounds (about $21 million) after he fooled the CIA that he developed software to stop Al Qaeda attacks, a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Homosexuality result of violent emotional abuse’
February 1st, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) The new imam at the proposed Ground Zero mosque in New York has said that homosexuality is the result of "violent emotional or sexual abuse at some point ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
IndiGo to buy 180 Airbus aircraft for $15 billion (Roundup)
January 12th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Wednesday signed a $15 billion deal with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for buying 180 A320 aircraft, the biggest ever single firm ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Airbus Attains Record Order From IndiGo Worth Nearly $16 Billion
January 12th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
January 12, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): The Indian budget carrier, IndiGo, has consented to acquire 180 Airbus aircrafts led by the primary order for the advanced ‘A320neo.’ This order, as per ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Close encounter for landing passenger jets at San Francisco airport
December 15th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15 (ANI): Two passenger jets approaching the dual runways of San Francisco International Airport for parallel landings looked like they were about to collide with one another.From the picture ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Ground Zero mosque’s developers’ application for $5M grant outrages 9/11 families
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 23 (ANI): The developers of a planned Islamic center and mosque at New York's Ground Zero have stirred controversy yet again by applying for a five million dollar grant ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Qantas to resume some Airbus A380 flights from Saturday following engine scares
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 23 (ANI): Qantas has said that it is to resume some Airbus A380 flights from Saturday after checking the engines on its fleet of superjumbos.According to news.com.au, the announcement has ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Ink bomb was primed to explode once aircraft reached US eastern seaboard
November 11th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.11 (ANI): At least one of the parcel bombs planted on cargo planes heading for Chicago last month was primed to explode once the aircraft reached the eastern coast of the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Soon: ‘Hypersonic’ passenger jets that travel at 5 times the speed of sound
November 5th, 2010 - 11:11 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 05 (ANI): Sydney may soon be just 2 hours 30 mins away from New York compared to 21 hours it is now, for NASA is planning to develop 'hypersonic' passenger ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
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...
Posted in World |
‘Want to live long: Stay away from noisy plane’s path’
October 12th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 12 (IANS) Living with passenger jets thundering overhead could be risky for your heart.
Researchers found that heart attack fatalities were more widespread among people with greater exposure to ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Russia offers India commercial aircraft production unit
October 8th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Russia has offered India a joint production venture of Russian-Ukrainian commercial aircraft.A team of visiting Russian aviation industry representatives discussed with officials of the India commerce ministry ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
UFO Sighting Leads To Closure Of Chinese Airport
October 7th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The news of UFO's hovering over the Chinese skies has again hogged the limelight after a reports emerging that claim that an unidentified object has again ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
‘UFO’ collision threat shuts down Chinese airport
October 5th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5 (ANI): An airport in China was forced to shut down to prevent packed passenger jets crashing into a UFO.The 'flat and tubular' object hovered two miles from Bootee ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Boeing’s Dreamliner, wanted by India, debuts at Farnborough
July 19th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
Farnborough, July 19 (IANS) India came a step closer to getting the delivery of Boeing's next-generation 'green' passenger aircraft - the B-787 Dreamliner - as it made its formal international ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Passenger Jets Of Iran Continue To Obtain Fuel
July 6th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 6, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): An Iranian bureaucrat has mentioned that the Iranian jets continue to refuel at international airports. This assurance has stemmed from the Iranian establishment a ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Iran Passenger Jets Denied Fuel In A Number Of Countries
July 6th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
July 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Iran reported recently that its passenger jets were not given fuel in a number of countries including the United Arab Emirates, the UK and Germany. The ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Los Angeles International Airport briefly increases security after incident aboard Denver plane
April 8th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) -- Security was briefly tightened at Los Angeles International Airport after a Qatari diplomat caused a terrorism scare aboard a flight from Washington to Denver on Wednesday evening.A ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Al-Qaeda urges UK fanatics to build DIY cruise missiles
April 4th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 4(ANI): Fears of a terror attack during the UK General Election have been further fueled by reports that the Al-Qaeda has urged British fanatics to build DIY cruise missiles to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Wife prayed that terror mastermind would become suicide bomber, UK court told
February 17th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.17 (ANI): The wife of the terrorist mastermind of a plot to attack passenger jets prayed he would become a suicide bomber, a court here has heard.Cossor Ali, 28, wrote in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US lawmakers scrap plans to buy fancy jets
August 11th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.11 (ANI): House Democratic leaders have said they will not force the Pentagon to buy four new passenger jets for ferrying senior government officials after the reported 330 million dollar move ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Bruce Willis slammed over private airport plans in Idaho
July 13th, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 13 (ANI): Bruce Willis has incurred the wrath of local critics over his plans to build his own airport near his ski lodge, the Soldier Mountain resort, in Idaho. ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
China’s private airline suspends passenger service
December 4th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Dec 4 (Xinhua) China's first private airline OK Air has suspended passenger flight because of financial and management problems.Chief of the airline Wang Junjin said Wednesday the suspension from Dec 15 ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
11 Sept, World trade Center tragedy turns 7 years
September 8th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by Bupha Ravirot
First major memorial to 3,000 victims of terrorists crashed passenger jets into the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and a grassy field in Pennsylvania will be dedicated on Thursday, 7 pm at ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
British airports at risk of terrorist attack from an insider
July 22nd, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): British airports are at risk of terrorist attack from a threat within, a report by a former bureaucrat will warn today.The alert is raised in a ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
UK, US to use Star Wars-style laser technology in Iraq battlefield: Telegraph
July 15th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): Laser beam technology is being rushed into service to combat the threat of insurgent missiles and mortars raining down on British and American military bases in Iraq ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Trans-Atlantic bombers packed condoms, porn magazines in luggage to avoid detection
April 5th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr.5 (ANI): The eight Islamic extremists facing trial in Britain for their alleged role in attempting to blow-up Trans-Atlantic passenger jets in the middle of 2006, reportedly packed condoms and ... Read more...
Posted in National |
European conglomerate eyes India’s burgeoning defence market
February 25th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) European aerospace and defence conglomerate EADS is eyeing India's burgeoning military market that is expected to generate orders worth Rs.155 billion ($4 billion) over the next five ... Read more...
Posted in Business |