2012 Flight

The European Space Agency on Wednesday announced the first flight of its upgraded Vega-C rocket. An improved version of the Vega rocket that made its debut in 2012 as a launcher specialising in lifting small payloads into space, Bega-C can carry heavier payloads while using up less fuel, according to the space agency. On Wednesday, the Vega-C rocke...

The debt-ridden airline was grounded on October 1, 2012 when it cancelled all 50 flights after a section of employees went on a flash strike, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. It lost operator's licence on October 20, 2012.

A Ukrainian truck driver accused of screaming in Russian that a plane wing had caught fire before tussling with passengers aboard a 2012 flight is set to serve two years' probation and pay thousands of dollars in damages under a federal judge's order.

The airline, which has been grounded since October 2012 following unrest by employees and a subsequent disruption in its flight schedules, plans to resume operations with 5 Airbus and 2 ATR flights.

Snow in London has grounded several flights at the Heathrow. Ashley Giles, the England limited-overs coach, said Broad's forced unavailability was "not ideal" for the team.

Several members of the touring side were in an apparel store to check out the collection at a PUMA store in South Extension.

The two teams arrived here by a chartered flight from Kolkata and were taken straight to the team hotel by two separate buses under tight security arrangements.

KSCA sources said that the Pakistan team will leave Lahore around 2.15 pm and arrive in Delhi between 3 pm to 3.15 pm and would board the chartered flight to Bangalore after two hours halt at the capital.

Hockey India General Secretary Batra said that they were waiting for a confirmation of the meeting from the IOC's end. "We have got the flight tickets for three days from today onwards and we will board the flight as soon as we get a confirmation of the meeting from the IOC's side. We are waiting for that and it can come anytime," Narinder Batra...

The England team led by Alastair Cook, who cracked back to back hundreds in the first two Tests, flew into the eastern metropolis by a chartered flight and checked into a five star hotel in South Kolkata amid stringent security.

Brazil's national football team received a scare on the eve of its international friendly against Argentina when a violent storm forced its Resistencia-bound flight to deviate 300km from its original route.

History-chasing US shooter Kim Rhode has had a rough and lonely build-up to her Olympic bid after flight cancellations forced her to miss her team training camp... before her puppy ate her ticket.

Japan's world champion women's football team has taken exception to flying economy while their male counterparts sat in business class on a flight to Europe for the Olympics.

A highly-trained hawk, used to chase pigeons away from the Wimbledon tennis championships, was stolen from a car where it had been left overnight, police said on Saturday.

Russia on Sunday lavished praised on its "legendary" tennis star Maria Sharapova after her French Open victory, the highpoint of a career that took flight when she left her homeland aged seven.

The European Space Agency on Wednesday announced the first flight of its upgraded Vega-C rocket. An improved version of the Vega rocket that made its debut in 2012 as a launcher specialising in lifting small payloads into space, Bega-C can carry heavier payloads while using up less fuel, according to the space agency. On Wednesday, the Vega-C rocke...

The debt-ridden airline was grounded on October 1, 2012 when it cancelled all 50 flights after a section of employees went on a flash strike, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. It lost operator's licence on October 20, 2012.

A Ukrainian truck driver accused of screaming in Russian that a plane wing had caught fire before tussling with passengers aboard a 2012 flight is set to serve two years' probation and pay thousands of dollars in damages under a federal judge's order.

The airline, which has been grounded since October 2012 following unrest by employees and a subsequent disruption in its flight schedules, plans to resume operations with 5 Airbus and 2 ATR flights.

Snow in London has grounded several flights at the Heathrow. Ashley Giles, the England limited-overs coach, said Broad's forced unavailability was "not ideal" for the team.

Several members of the touring side were in an apparel store to check out the collection at a PUMA store in South Extension.

The two teams arrived here by a chartered flight from Kolkata and were taken straight to the team hotel by two separate buses under tight security arrangements.

KSCA sources said that the Pakistan team will leave Lahore around 2.15 pm and arrive in Delhi between 3 pm to 3.15 pm and would board the chartered flight to Bangalore after two hours halt at the capital.

Hockey India General Secretary Batra said that they were waiting for a confirmation of the meeting from the IOC's end. "We have got the flight tickets for three days from today onwards and we will board the flight as soon as we get a confirmation of the meeting from the IOC's side. We are waiting for that and it can come anytime," Narinder Batra...

The England team led by Alastair Cook, who cracked back to back hundreds in the first two Tests, flew into the eastern metropolis by a chartered flight and checked into a five star hotel in South Kolkata amid stringent security.

Brazil's national football team received a scare on the eve of its international friendly against Argentina when a violent storm forced its Resistencia-bound flight to deviate 300km from its original route.

History-chasing US shooter Kim Rhode has had a rough and lonely build-up to her Olympic bid after flight cancellations forced her to miss her team training camp... before her puppy ate her ticket.

Japan's world champion women's football team has taken exception to flying economy while their male counterparts sat in business class on a flight to Europe for the Olympics.

A highly-trained hawk, used to chase pigeons away from the Wimbledon tennis championships, was stolen from a car where it had been left overnight, police said on Saturday.

Russia on Sunday lavished praised on its "legendary" tennis star Maria Sharapova after her French Open victory, the highpoint of a career that took flight when she left her homeland aged seven.