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Terror Alert: Egyptian Security Seizes "Suspected Explosives Bound for UK" in Egypt

Security services in Egypt sparked a security alert after seizing two suspect packages bound for Britain containing what was originally thought to be as many as 10 kg of explosives. Guards at Cairo airport apparently discovered the suspected bombs during security checks on two packages which...

S7 Airlines was recognized as the best Russian airline

The airline won a prize at the National Geographic Traveler Awards 2015. S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance®, won a prize at the National Geographic Traveler Awards 2015 in the category “The best Russian airline”. The awarding ceremony took...

The Court Dismissed the Case on Bankruptcy of Airline "UTair"

The arbitration court of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous district — Yugra stopped manufacture on business about bankruptcy of airline «UTair» (UTair). This is evidenced by the materials on the websiteof the court. The reason of the decision of the court was the refusal of the Complainant in the case — «Tatfondbank» from its statement. «Because ot...

Russian Defense Ministry confirms Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft crashed in Syria

 A Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft of Russia’s air group in Syria has crashed in Syrian territory, presumably, as a result of an attack from the ground, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. The Defense Ministry said the plane was at an altitude of 6,000 meters. The pilots’ fate is unclear at the moment. According to early reports, both managed to eject themselves. "...

Boeing, EVA Airways Finalize Taiwan's Largest Ever Commercial Airplane Purchase

Boeing and EVA Airways today finalized a historic order for up to 24 787-10 Dreamliners and two 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners. The order, valued at more than $8 billion at current list prices, marks the largest single commercial airplane purchase in Taiwan aviation. "EVA participated in development of the Boeing 777-300ER and became a launch customer in 2005...

Ethiopian Airlines to Order 10 Narrow-Body Planes, Eyeing CSeries or E2 - CEO

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest carrier, wants to buy 10 narrowbody planes and is considering Canada's Bombardier and Brazil's Embraer jets among others, as it plans to nearly double its fleet between now and 2025, chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam said Monday. Tewolde, speaking on the sidelines of a global aviation forum in Montreal, said that he is visiting Bombardier's...

Philippine Air Says Plans to Increase Aircraft Purchases, to Decide on Deal by Year-End

Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) is in talks with Airbus Group SE and Boeing Co to buy as many as 12 aircraft and will decide on the purchase before the end of the year, the flag carrier's President Jaime Bautista told Reuters. PAL in August had said it was planning to buy eight planes, but Bautista said the amount had increased to cater to growing demand for long-haul flights to the Unit...

India's Jet Airways to Axe Brussels Scissors Hub in 1Q2016

Jet Airways (9W, Mumbai Int'l) will close its Brussels National scissors hub in late March of next year citing its unprofitability Belgium's Standaard newspaper has said. The report says the airline has already informed its thirty-three Brussels based staff (twenty-five Belgians and eight Indians) of the decision. Established in 2007, Jet Airways uses Brussels to connect Delhi Int&...

Russia's Red Wings Eyes Ex-Transaero Tu-214s

Red Wings (Russia) (WZ, Moscow Vnukovo) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Evgeny Klyucharev has confirmed his airline is in talks with lessor Ilyushin Finance Co. to take over three Tu-214s formerly in service with Transaero Airlines (UN, Moscow Vnukovo). The three aircraft -- RA-64509 (msn 42305009), RA-64518 (msn 42305018), and RA-64549 (msn 42305013) -- have been parked at Moscow Domodedovo...

Wreckage "Will Be Found" Within Weeks, Boeing Pilot Says

The protracted search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will now focus on a specific region within the current search zone based on claims made by a British pilot who flies Boeing 777 planes. The multi-million dollar search for the plane, which went missing in March 2014, has dragged on for months without success. Captain Simon Hardy's theory is reportedly based on an assumption that Fligh...

Norwegian B738 at Tenerife on Nov. 23, Rejected Takeoff As Tyres Burst

A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800, registration LN-DYA performing flight D8-5360 from Tenerife South, CI (Spain) to Berlin Schoenefeld (Germany), was accelerating for takeoff from Tenerife's runway 08 when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed and came to a stop near the end of the runway with both right main gear tyres burst disabling the aircraft on the runway. The passengers dis...

British Airways Pilot's Eye Damaged by "Military" Laser Shone into Cockpit at Heathrow

A British Airways pilot has reportedly been left with significant damage to his eyesight after a "military-strength" laser was shone into the cockpit of his plane landing at Heathrow, in what appears to be the most serious laser attack to date in the UK. The pilot suffered a burned retina in his right eye and has not worked since, according to the head of the British Airline Pilo...

Shaheen Airline Flight Evacuated in Peshawar After Bomb Hoax

The Civil Aviation Authority offloaded all passengers onboard the Shaheen Airline flight NL-786 at the Bacha Khan International Airport yesterday on receiving intelligence information about a bomb suspected to be planted in the passenger plane. Sources in the Aviation Department said that the plane was bound to leave for Dubai when officials received information about a suspected device. S...

Masdar student taps Abu Dhabi’s mangroves for food and fuel

Students at the Masdar Institute are helping the country’s oil and gas sector tap the fuel potential of Abu Dhabi’s mangroves. Mohamed Rashid Al Ghailani, 23, of Oman, is a postgraduate student taking part in the institute’s integrated seawater energy and agriculture system (Iseas) project. “Iseas is a system where we produce food as well as biofuels and other marketa...

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Turkish Airlines and CFM sign landmark MOU for more than 600 LEAP-1B engines

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