Air India jet hits wall on take-off, then flies for 4 hours with damaged body, Asia News,NEW DELHI – Air India on Friday (Oct 12) grounded two pilots after one of its jets carrying 136 people hit an airport perimeter wall on take-off and then flew for almost four hours with a damaged body, officials
SIA apologises for cancelled flight after plane 'comes into contact' with aerobridge at Newark in US, Singapore News,A homebound Singapore Airlines flight from Newark in the United State's New Jersey was cancelled after it came into contact with an aerobridge on Saturday (March 23). A
Indonesia's Sriwijaya flew old planes and neglected routes to become number 3 carrier, Asia News,SYDNEY/JAKARTA – Starting with just one plane in 2003, Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air has become the country's No 3 airline group, aided by its strategy of acquiring old planes at cheap prices
Small plane makes emergency landing in Russia, 11 trapped, World News,MOSCOW – A small Russian passenger plane carrying 16 people carried out a hard landing in a forest of southeastern Siberia on Sunday (Sept 12), injuring several people and trapping others inside in an unknown condition, Russian ne
Taiwan accuses China of exaggeration with islands footage, Asia News,TAIPEI – Taiwan accused China of exaggeration on Tuesday (Aug 16) after the Chinese military published footage of the strategically located Penghu islands, where there is a major Taiwanese air base, saying it was not true Chinese f
Plane crashes in eastern Congo, 23 bodies found so far, World News,GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Twenty-three bodies were recovered on Sunday (Nov 24) after a small plane crashed on takeoff into a densely populated area of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rescue workers s
1 dead after engine explodes midair on Southwest Airlines flight, World News,PHILADELPHIA – An engine on a Southwest Airlines flight with 149 people aboard exploded in mid-air on Tuesday, killing one passenger and nearly sucking another out of a window that was shattered by shrapnel, according to ai
Chaos on plane after passenger forces open emergency exit door as it prepares for takeoff, World News,A passenger was one step away from injury or death after he forced open the emergency exit door of a plane as it was preparing to take off. A series of videos captured by Facebook user Kathleen Ingh
Boeing's 737 Max back in spotlight after second fatal crash in 5 months, World News,CHICAGO – The latest version of Boeing Co's best-selling 737 family – a global industry workhorse – has again been thrust into the spotlight after a fatal crash in Ethiopia on Sunday (March 10), months afte
Singapore Airlines rolling out a host of measures to reassure travellers, Singapore News,By the end of next month, travellers flying on Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be able to use their mobile phones to operate check-in kiosks at Changi Airport to print boarding passes and bag tags. The SingaporeAi
Thailand expands lockdown areas as Covid-19 cases surge, Asia News,BANGKOK – The Thai government on Sunday (July 18) announced plans for a tighter lockdown in Bangkok and high-risk provinces next week, suspending most domestic flights and expanding curfew areas after the country reported a third str
Indonesia to allow Boeing's 737 Max to fly again after fatal crash, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesia will lift a ban on the Boeing 737 Max, the Southeast Asian country's transportation ministry said on Tuesday (Dec 28), three years after local carrier Lion Air lost one of the planes in a fata
Taiwan scrambles armed jets as Chinese air force flies around island, Asia News,TAIPEI – Taiwan's air force scrambled armed fighters on Sunday to intercept Chinese jets that flew around the island claimed by Beijing as its own, in a move denounced by Taiwan's Defence Ministry as a threat t
Troops, cameras, radiation: China preps for N. Korea crisis, China News,China has ramped up security along its border with North Korea, installing new surveillance cameras, deploying extra security forces and operating radiation detectors as it braces for a potential crisis. Bellicose rhetoric betwe
