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Cathay Pacific says profit edged up in 2024
Mar 12, 2025 (AFP)
The city's aviation sector was hit hard by Covid-era policies, which imposed strict rules on travellers that kept it internationally isolated before they were l...
NASA chooses 3 university teams to help solve aviation challenges
Mar 11, 2025 (UPI)
The teams "will contribute directly to real-world flight research while gaining hands-on experience working with partners from other universities and industry,"...
Families of MH370 victims in China seek end to decade of 'torment'
Mar 08, 2025 (AFP)
The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Two-thirds of the passengers wer...
Taiwan detects record 11 Chinese balloons near island
Mar 07, 2025 (AFP)
The balloons were spotted along with five Chinese aircraft and six warships in the 24 hours to 6:00 am (2200 GMT on Thursday), the ministry said in its daily re...
South Korea air force jet accidentally drops bombs, injures civilians
Mar 06, 2025 (AFP)
"Eight MK-82 general-purpose bombs were abnormally released from an Air Force KF-16 aircraft, landing outside the designated firing range," the Air Force said. ...
Sweden to send Gripen jets to help patrol Polish airspace
Mar 06, 2025 (AFP)
Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said the aircraft would be part of an operation responsible for protecting the logistics node which gathers support for...
Taiwan training jets resume flights after crash; Philippine fighter wreckage, crew bodies found
Mar 05, 2025 (AFP)
The jet went down after taking off from Chih Hang Air Base in southern Taitung county on February 15, with the pilot ejecting safely. The crash was blamed on "d...
Philippine Air Force fighter goes missing during 'tactical' operation
Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)
The jet lost contact with other fighters on the flight "minutes before reaching its target area", the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said in a statement. Air Force ...
France denounces 'aggressive' Russian jet in the Mediterranean
Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)
The announcement came as European countries are seeking ways to shore up defences and help war-torn Ukraine after President Donald Trump ordered a suspension of...
Hong Kong to probe close call involving cargo planes
Feb 28, 2025 (AFP)
The incident occurred on Thursday around 7 am (Wednesday 2300 GMT) when two aircraft -- MNB380 bound for Turkmenistan and AZG625 for Baku -- took off from adjac...
UK delays approving London Gatwick airport expansion
Feb 27, 2025 (AFP)
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was "minded to approve" the privately-financed project estimated to cost GBP 2.2 billion ($2.8 billion). "I am issu...
46 killed in Sudan plane crash in residential area
Feb 26, 2025 (AFP)
The Antonov aircraft went down on Tuesday night near Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army's largest military hubs in Omdurman, northwest of the capital. The ar...
Surprise Chinese naval drills caused dozens of Australian flight diversions
Feb 25, 2025 (AFP)
Three Chinese warships conducted a series of naval drills last Friday and Saturday, stationed underneath a busy flight path linking Australia and New Zealand. A...
Search for doomed MH370 resumes 11 years after disappearance
Feb 25, 2025 (AFP)
Maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity has resumed the hunt for the missing plane, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said on Tuesday. Loke told report...
One dead in clash at Bangladesh air force base
Feb 24, 2025 (AFP)
Tensions had been brewing for several weeks over military plans to take possession of a government-owned parcel of land home to thousands of people in the coast...
Airman dead, another hurt in shooting at Air Force base in New Mexico
Feb 22, 2025 (UPI)
Around 2 a.m. MST, KAFB security personnel responded to the shooting at the Truman Gate, the base said in a news release. The wounded airman was treated and rel...
China says Philippine aircraft 'illegally' flew over disputed sea
Feb 21, 2025 (AFP)
China claims almost the entire South China Sea and has brushed off competing claims by the Philippines and other countries, despite an international ruling that...
Trump considering 'alternatives' to Boeing for Air Force One contract
Feb 20, 2025 (AFP)
"I'm not happy with Boeing," Trump told reporters late Wednesday aboard his current jet. "We're looking at alternatives because it's taking Boeing too long." Th...
Baghdad-Beirut flights sell out ahead of Nasrallah funeral
Feb 19, 2025 (AFP)
The pro-Iran group has called for a huge turnout when Nasrallah, killed in a September Israeli strike, is laid to rest in the Lebanese capital on Sunday. "Iraqi...
BAE profits boosted by defence spending amid Ukraine war
Feb 19, 2025 (AFP)
Profit after tax at Europe's largest defence contractor stood at almost 2 billion ($2.5 billion) for 2024, BAE said in an earnings statement. Revenue climbed 14...
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