aviation
Emirates Says Flights Now Exempt From US Laptop Ban
Emirates airline announced Wednesday that it had won an exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet...
US Lifts Laptop Ban On Flights From Istanbul
The United States lifted Wednesday a ban on carrying large electronic devices such as laptops in the cabin of US-bound...
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...
Israel Says Flights Resume After Aerial Jam
Israel's main international airport returned to normal Monday evening after temporary flight delays, the Israel...
US OKs Laptops For Etihad Airways Flights Leaving Abu Dhabi
The United States has granted permission to the UAE's Etihad Airways for personal electronic devices to be allowed in...
Spanish Company Charged Over Air Algerie Crash In Mali
Spanish plane leasing company Swiftair was charged Thursday in a French probe into the crash of an Air Algerie plane in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Chinese Passenger Chucks Coins Into Plane’s Engine For Luck
A superstitious passenger delayed a flight from Shanghai for several hours Tuesday after throwing coins at the plane's...
Dreaded WWII Zero Fighter Takes To the Skies Over Japan
Salvaged from the Papua New Guinean jungle, a restored World War II Japanese Zero fighter has taken to the skies over...
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...
China Drone King Turns To Farming
China drone-maker DJI is betting on flying machines that shoot pesticide instead of photos to fend off growing...
Pentagon’s Nuke-Proof ‘Doomsday’ Planes Damaged By Tornado
Two of the Pentagon's specially reinforced "Doomsday" planes, designed to withstand the heat from a nuclear blast, were...
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...
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...
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...