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AirAsia Jet Returns To Australia After Suspected Bird Strike

An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced to return to Australia shortly after take-off following a suspected bird...

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India Eyes Sale of Its Debt-Laden Airline

New Delhi is hoping to privatise Air India to make the ailing national carrier more competitive, but experts say debts...

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From China Coin-Thrower To Dirty Dancer

An 80-year-old Chinese woman delayed a domestic flight from Shanghai this week for nearly six hours after throwing...

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US To Toughen Airline Security; No Laptop Ban Expansion

The United States announced Wednesday it would implement tough new security rules for all airlines flying into the...

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India Approves Plan To Sell Stake In State-Owned Air India

India's cabinet approved Wednesday plans to sell a stake in state-run Air India as the debt-saddled carrier struggles...

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Ghana’s Aviation Set To Permit Nigeria Airlines In Ghana Commercial Travel Space

Intense competition is looming for Ghanaian airlines as the Ministry of Aviation has indicated its readiness to allow...

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Japan Carrier Forces Wheelchair-Bound Man To Crawl Onto Plane

A Japanese budget airline apologised Wednesday for forcing a wheelchair-bound man to crawl up a set of stairs to board...

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AirAsia Plane ‘shaking Like Washing Machine’ Returns To Australia

An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced back to Australia Sunday due to a technical problem, with one passenger saying...

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Emirates Honoured At Skytrax World Airline Awards 2017

Emirates has won World’s Best Inflight Entertainment award for a record 13th year at the prestigious Skytrax World...

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Israeli Woman Wins Discrimination Case Over Airline Seat

An 83-year-old woman has won a lawsuit against Israel's national airline after being asked to move seats on a...

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Qatar Airways Seeks 10% Stake In American Airlines

Qatar Airways has notified American Airlines it wants to buy about a 10 percent stake in the US carrier, which...

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Iran Sends 1,100 Tonnes of Food To Qatar Daily

Iran is shipping more than 1,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to Qatar every day after Gulf countries led by Saudi...

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Iran’s Zagros Airlines Agrees To Buy 28 Airbus Planes

Iran's Zagros Airlines has agreed to buy 28 planes from Airbus, the European aircraft maker said on Thursday at the...

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Grounded Flights, Fires and Power Outages As Temps Soar In US

A scorching heatwave in the western United States has grounded flights, caused fires and prompted power outages, with...

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Indian Airline Jet Airways Promises Baby Born In Plane Free Flights For Life

A baby boy born on a plane between Saudi Arabia and India has been promised free flights for life. Indian airline Jet...

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Commission To Publicly Announce Names of Offenders In Data Collection

The Data Protection Commission (DPC), would from , begin a monthly publication of the list of offending data collectors...

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Mallya Charged With Money Laundering In India

India's financial crimes agency filed charges of money-laundering Wednesday against Vijay Mallya, accusing the...

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Mallya Charged With Money Laundering In India

India's financial crimes agency filed charges of money-laundering Wednesday against Vijay Mallya, accusing the...

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Turkey FM In Doha As UN ‘alarmed’ By Gulf Crisis

The search for a diplomatic solution to the Gulf crisis intensified Wednesday as Turkey's foreign minister landed in...