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`Pak PM`s son involved in brawl on board PIA flight`

Ali Musa, a parliamentarian, insisted that his guard, who had an economy class ticket, would sit wit...

Chinese airline to cut flights to Philippines

Amidst its stand-off with the Philippines over a disputed island in the South China Sea, China said ...

Anger, sighs as 9/11 families watch terror hearing

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other defendants were arraigned on charges that include terrorism and...

Malaysian flight returns due to technical glitch

A Kuala Lumpur-bound Malaysian Airlines flight was forced to return 90 minutes after it took off fro...

Philippine Airlines avoiding N Korean rocket path

North Korea says it is launching a satellite between Thursday and April 16.

SC notice to SpiceJet for deplaning disabled woman

A cerebral palsy-afflicted woman has accused SpiceJet of forcibly deplaning her from a flight to Goa...

EU to keep carbon tax on airlines

The European Union will maintain its carbon tax imposed on airlines operating in its airspace, the D...

‘Kingfisher Airlines hurt by Vijay Mallya’s over enthusiasm’

Aviation expert Harsh Vardhan tells how Kingfisher turned into a loss making venture.

EU asks airline carbon tax critics for alternatives

EU climate commissioner called on countries fighting an airlines carbon emissions fee to propose con...

Frankfurt airport strike to continue on Tuesday

A spokesman for airport operator Fraport said 223 flights were being cancelled on Monday.

Frankfurt airport workers announce 24-hour strike

The GdF union is engaged in a dispute with airport operator Fraport over pay and working conditions ...

Oz airline goes under, strands 4,000 travellers

Around 4,000 passengers were overseas with Air Australia round-trip tickets, voluntary administrator...

US: `Proud to kill` underwear bomber jailed for life

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab showed no emotion when a federal judge pronounced the sentence.

PIA flight full, so two get seats in loo instead

The incident took place on a flight from Lahore to Karachi due to non-availability of seats, Geo New...

UK snow chaos: Some India bound flights cancelled

Many people spent the night in cars when traffic grounded to a halt on roads as swathes of snow swam...

Norwegian royals evacuated from plane in Denmark

A Scandinavian airlines flight with 135 people on board has been evacuated after smoke was detected ...

PIA crew detained in US for several hours

The cabin crew of a PIA flight was detained for several hours at John F Kennedy Airport in New York ...

Airline Spanair collapses, passengers stranded

Passengers were stranded at Spanish airports on Saturday after airline Spanair abruptly went bust, ...

DGCA to meet airlines officials over safety issue

Aviation regulator DGCA would be meeting top officials of the air carriers shortly to discuss over s...

Find love onboard a plane

`WeMetOnAPlane.com`, has launched a web platform to help airline passengers reunite with their love ...

Seven injured as turbulence hits Qantas A380

The Airbus superjumbo was three hours from Singapore when it hit a storm over Indian airspace.

EU imposes carbon taxes on airlines

All airlines flying to EU countries, are now obliged to get permits to cover their carbon emissions ...

China airline to improve English after safety breach

A Chinese airline pledged to improve its crews` English skills after one of its flights took off f...

Flight with Bangla Hajis makes unscheduled landing

The GMG Airlines` flight was carrying Haj pilgrims who were returning to Bangladesh from Saudi Arabi...

‘Kerala to push low-cost airline, Islamic banking’

Kerala has not given up on a proposal to start an airline of its own, Chief Minister Ooman Chandy ha...

UK airline fiasco: more ordeal for NRI passengers

Comtel Air, which ran chartered flights on Birmingham-Amritsar sector, cancelled more flights until...

‘Foreign airlines` stake in India will be a disaster`

Government is likely to take a final decision on allowing foreign airlines to pick up stake in India...

Bailout needed for aam admi, not for airlines: BJP

BJP came out strongly against any government attempt to bail out debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines.

Israel speeds up work on airline defence system

Israel fears that Palestinian militants in Gaza have obtained anti-aircraft weapons looted from Liby...

PIA staffers to stage nationwide protests

The action committee of the employees` unions of PIA has taken a decision about staging a nationwide...

Like airline, railways may opt for dynamic fare

Taking a cue from airlines, railways Wednesday said it is considering introduction of "dynamic" pass...

Papua New Guinea: 28 die, 4 survive in plane crash

Two pilots, one Australian and one from New Zealand, were among those who survived the crash.

`Pak airlines’ officers sexually harassing pilots`

Captain Riffat Haee alleged the female workers faced problems like withholding of promotion.

US Treasury imposes sanctions on Iran`s airline

A Treasury statement says Mahan Air ferries personnel between Iran and Syria for military training.

Underwear bomber aimed to kill 300: US prosecutor

A young Nigerian man who hid explosives in his underwear aimed to kill nearly 300 people aboard a US...

Plane tyre bursts on landing; passengers unhurt

Thirteen passengers on board a Kingfisher Airlines Chennai-Tiruchirapalli flight had a miraculous ...

First Haj pilgrimage flight flagged-off

About 27 flights, each with a seating capacity of 300 will carry the pilgrims till October 15.

9/11 lawsuit blames United Airlines for lapse

A lawsuit filed in a federal court here has pointed figures at United Airlines for security failur...

Newly released recordings reveal 9/11 horror

The recordings illustrate just how unprepared the United States was for the audacious plot.

Russians searching for crashed plane`s recorders

The crash is one of the worst aviation disasters in sports history.

Two Pakistan Airlines flights get bomb threats

Two flights operated by Pakistan`s state-owned airline received bombs threats on Wednesday.

Mumbai airport runway remains shut for third day

Efforts are on to tow away the Turkish Airlines aircraft and reopen the main runway of Mumbai Inte...

Mumbai airport runway shut till 11 pm Saturday

The closure of Mumbai airport`s runway has been extended till 11 pm Saturday as work to extricate a ...

Qantas apologises for racist ‘blackface’ stunt

Qantas has apologised for posting a picture of two rugby fans wearing Afro wigs.

Air disaster narrowly averted in China: Report

China`s civil aviation authority said in a statement it was investigating the incident.

Airline serves chicken to vegn Hindu woman

Singapore Airlines has been accused of serving chicken to a vegetarian Hindu woman who was travell...

‘No smuggling of endangered species by airlines`

No major airlines has been found to be indulging in smuggling of endangered species in the north-ea...

Row flares as pilots boycott Rio crash probe

A dispute over the causes of the 2009 crash opened deep wounds in France`s aeronautics industry.

Prince Harry `shuns royal treatment’

It may not be a royal move, but Prince Harry shunned his usual VIP treatment and opted to fly back...

Commercial plane crashes in Guyana; no deaths

A Caribbean Airlines plane coming New York crashed with 140 passengers aboard while landing in Guyan...

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