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Lufthansa hit by major IT outage, flights cancelled
Feb 15, 2023 (AFP)
The company did not immediately specify which airports were affected but the departures board at its Frankfurt hub showed a slew of cancellations. "Currently, t...
Ukraine says it shot down Russian balloons
Feb 15, 2023 (AFP)
Kyiv authorities said the balloons could carry reconnaissance equipment and were launched to "detect and exhaust our air defence forces." "Most of the probes ha...
US recovers sensor parts from downed Chinese balloon: military
Feb 14, 2023 (AFP)
"Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified as well as large secti...
Beijing tells US to investigate balloons allegedly flown over China
Feb 14, 2023 (AFP)
Relations between Washington and Beijing have nosedived following the shooting down of what the US alleges was a Chinese spy balloon -- China insisted it was an...
China accuses US of sending balloons into its airspace
Feb 13, 2023 (AFP)
Relations between the United States and China have further soured after Washington shot down an alleged Chinese espionage device in early February, which Beijin...
International consortium to bring zero-emission aviation to New Zealand
Feb 13, 2023 (SPX)
Justin Watson, the CEO of Christchurch Airport, spoke at the launch and emphasized the resolve of the international aviation sector to decarbonize due to climat...
High-tech jets take on balloon, other objects in N.America skies
Feb 13, 2023 (AFP)
The balloon -- allegedly sent by China to surveil secret US sites -- is an unlikely first aerial "kill" for a warplane designed to dominate combat against enemy...
Japan analysing previous aerial objects after China balloon
Feb 09, 2023 (AFP)
"We are communicating with the United States but we decline to comment on diplomatic exchanges," chief government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters Thur...
Fighter planes for Ukraine, a complex challenge for Kyiv's allies
Feb 09, 2023 (AFP)
President Volodymyr Zelensky called on allies Wednesday to provide his country with air power to combat the Russian invasion, in an historic address to the Brit...
China confirms it refused US call over 'irresponsible' balloon shootdown
Feb 09, 2023 (AFP)
"This irresponsible and seriously mistaken approach by the US did not create a proper atmosphere for dialogue and exchanges between the two militaries," China's...
Biden warns US will act on China; Refused call with Pentagon chief before ballon shotdown
Feb 08, 2023 (AFP)
In the annual speech to assembled lawmakers, many of whom have pressed for a hard line on China, Biden called for US investment in the military, technology and ...
Meteorologist turned engineer creates clouds for icing research
Feb 07, 2023 (SPX)
Timko is an icing cloud calibration engineer at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and works with a team of 14 other engineers and technicians to charact...
Iran unveils underground base for fighter jets
Feb 07, 2023 (AFP)
The base -- named Oghab 44 ("Eagle" in Persian) -- can accommodate "all types of fighter jets and bombers, in addition to drones", the official news agency IRNA...
US recovering balloon debris, won't return it to China
Feb 06, 2023 (AFP)
China says the balloon was an errant weather observation aircraft with no military purpose, but the United States says it was a sophisticated high-altitude spyi...
US says China gave up intel secrets with balloon, won't return debris
Feb 06, 2023 (AFP)
China says the balloon was an errant weather observation aircraft with no military purpose, but Washington has described it as a sophisticated high-altitude spy...
Beijing says second balloon flying over Latin America is Chinese
Feb 06, 2023 (AFP)
China has expressed fury at Washington's decision to shoot down a device that it insists was an unmanned weather surveillance aircraft that had veered off cours...
US looks for Chinese balloon debris
Feb 06, 2023 (AFP)
China voiced anger on Sunday at the shooting down of the balloon, which it insists was an unmanned weather surveillance aircraft that had veered off course. "Th...
India opens its largest helicopter factory in new defence push
Feb 06, 2023 (AFP)
New Delhi also announced a double-digit increase in its annual defence budget last week with an eye on its geopolitical rival, with which it shares a disputed n...
Colombia says 'object' spotted overhead after Chinese balloon warning
Feb 05, 2023 (AFP)
Colombia's Air Force said the object with "characteristics similar to those of a balloon" was detected on Friday and "monitored until it left the national air s...
US shoots down Chinese spy balloon, drawing Beijing's ire
Feb 05, 2023 (AFP)
The craft spent several days flying over North America before it was targeted off the coast of the southeastern state of South Carolina with a missile fired fro...
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