Wednesday, July 3, 2024

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EgyptAir plane hijacker arrested at Cyprus airport

EgyptAir hijacker demands to see ex-wife, seeks asylum in Cyprus CAIRO (Egypt) - The man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane flying between Alexandria and Cairo and ordered the pilot to divert to Larnaca in Cyprus has been arrested, according to the...

Turkish Airlines passengers number exceeds to 9 million

According to a statement by Turkish Airlines, its passenger number increased by 11.2 percent and reached 9.2 million passengers in January and February. According to traffic data of the company for January and February, the increase in passenger number was...

Cathay Pacific 2015 profit soars 90% on low oil prices

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday that net profit for 2015 rose 90 percent, beating expectations, with the firm attributing the surge to huge savings on fuel as oil prices tumbled. Cathay Pacific Airways has posted a net profit of...

Pakistan Airways registered as PIA subsidiary

Pakistan Government announces new airline to improve aviation industry and airline service standard ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Airways has been registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) as a ‘premium service subsidiary’ of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The...

Cathay Pacific rebrands Dragonair as Cathay Dragon

The Cathay Pacific Group has announced plans to rebrand regional carrier Dragonair as Cathay Dragon, aimed at helping the group capture more traffic growth from the mainland China market. The group has termed it "a new era of growth...

Airlines issue travel advisories to Latin America over Zika virus outbreak

Airlines are offering refunds to passengers who have booked flights to central and south American countries caught up in the Zika virus outbreak The mosquito-borne Zika virus is spreading so quickly through the Western Hemisphere that it is soon expected...

Fog fails new landing system at Lahore airport

Lahore - The modern landing technology system recently installed at Allama Iqbal International Airport to fight fog disruption has failed to function effectively. Two international flights were diverted to other stations after up-to-date landing system at the Allama Iqbal International...

Cathay Pacific unveils new look

A new livery unveiled by Cathay Pacific will be progressively introduced onto all aircraft in its fleet as part of an overall revamp of the airline. The livery was showcased yesterday on one of the airline’s Boeing 777-300ERs at Hong Kong international...

10 injured as Shaheen Air plane crash lands in Lahore

LAHORE (Pakistan) - At least 10 people received minor injuries as a Lahore-bound Shaheen Air flight made an emergency landing at the Allama Iqbal International Airport on Tuesday. The NL-142 flight which departed from Karachi was forced to make an emergency landing...

Dragonair wins World’s Best Regional Airline award fourth time

HONG KONG - Dragonair is delighted to have been named “World’s Best Regional Airline” in the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards™ – the fourth time the carrier has received the honour. No other airline has achieved this feat since...

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South Korea’s KAI signs $1.4 billion deal to launch mass production of homegrown KF-21 fighter jets

Nine years after the development of South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae began, the Korean government finalized a significant deal with Korea Aerospace Industries for the production of 20 fighter jets