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Joe Biden Admin May Compel Civilian Airlines To Carry Afghan Evacuees
The official said the civilian aircraft would not fly into Afghanistan, but would instead ferry evacuees from air bases in locations including the Middle East and Germany.
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Iran Condemns American Jet Fly-By Of Airliner, US Says It Kept Safe Distance
Iran said on Friday a US fighter jet "harassed" an Iranian civilian airliner in an act of terrorism that injured and panicked passengers, dismissing a US account that the jet was merely conducting a visual inspection.
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Amsterdam-Delhi Flight Makes U-Turn As India Denies Permission To Land
A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Amsterdam-Delhi flight with 90 Indians on board was forced to return on Friday amid scare over coronavirus or COVID-19 after civilian aviation authorities in India made it clear that it would not be permitted to land, sources have told NDTV. The KLM flight - KL0871- did not have an approved flight plan, according to offic...
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"Don't Kill Your Protesters, US Is Watching," Trump Tells Iran
US President Donald Trump warned Iran Sunday against killing protesters who have risen up over the regime's downing of a civilian airliner as his defense secretary left the door open to talks with Tehran without preconditions.
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Female Pilots In China Strain To Hold Up Half The Sky
When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in 2008, she was up against 400 female classmates in China on tests measuring everything from their command of English to the length of their legs. Eventually, she became the only woman from her university that Shanghai-based Spring Airlines picked for training that year. She is now ...
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Singapore Police Say Plane Threat A Hoax, Passenger Arrested
Two Singapore fighter jets escorted a civilian plane bound for Thailand safely back to the city-state on Thursday after a bomb threat by a passenger that turned out to be a false alarm.
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UAE Accuses Qatar Of Intercepting 2 Civilian Flights, Escalating Persian Gulf Feud
The United Arab Emirates said on Monday that two of its civilian airliners have been "intercepted" by a fighter jet from Qatar during a routine flight, in a sign of rapidly escalating tensions between the quarreling Persian Gulf neighbors.
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UAE Says Qatari Fighter Jets Intercepted Passenger Plane
The United Arab Emirates said on Monday that Qatari fighter jets intercepted an Emirati civilian aircraft during a routine flight to Bahrain, which Qatar denied, escalating a months-old feud between the Gulf Arab states.
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North Korea Missile Test Raises Flight Safety Concerns
A North Korean ballistic missile was seen by the crew of several airliners last week, aviation authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about the threat to civilian flights posed by Pyongyang's unannounced tests.
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Civilian Jets Land On Chinese-Built Island, Drawing Protests
Two civilian jets landed on the airstrip of a new island China built in the South China Sea, drawing more protests over China's activities in disputed waters.
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No Survivors Among 224 On Board in Russian Airliner Crash in Egypt
A Russian airliner carrying 217 passengers and seven crew members crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula today, the Egyptian government has confirmed. None of the passengers survived the crash, a report of the Russian embassy has said.
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Civilian Flights to Get Longer Operational Hours in Chandigarh
Following demands from private airlines, the runway of the Chandigarh airport of the Indian Air Force (IAF) would soon be available round the clock for civilian flights.
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Rebels Likely Downed Malaysian Jet 'By Mistake': US Officials
The US government believes that pro-Russian separatists most likely shot down a Malaysia Airlines jet "by mistake," not realizing it was a civilian passenger flight, U.S. intelligence officials said on Tuesday.
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No Link to Russian Government in Malaysian Plane Downing: United States
Senior US intelligence officials said Tuesday that Russia was responsible for "creating the conditions" that led to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but they offered no evidence of direct Russian government involvement.
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Air France A380 set for first transatlantic flight
An Air France A380 superjumbo, the world's largest civilian airliner, is to set off on the first Air France flight across the Atlantic bound for New York.
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Joe Biden Admin May Compel Civilian Airlines To Carry Afghan Evacuees
The official said the civilian aircraft would not fly into Afghanistan, but would instead ferry evacuees from air bases in locations including the Middle East and Germany.
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Iran Condemns American Jet Fly-By Of Airliner, US Says It Kept Safe Distance
Iran said on Friday a US fighter jet "harassed" an Iranian civilian airliner in an act of terrorism that injured and panicked passengers, dismissing a US account that the jet was merely conducting a visual inspection.
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Amsterdam-Delhi Flight Makes U-Turn As India Denies Permission To Land
A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Amsterdam-Delhi flight with 90 Indians on board was forced to return on Friday amid scare over coronavirus or COVID-19 after civilian aviation authorities in India made it clear that it would not be permitted to land, sources have told NDTV. The KLM flight - KL0871- did not have an approved flight plan, according to offic...
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"Don't Kill Your Protesters, US Is Watching," Trump Tells Iran
US President Donald Trump warned Iran Sunday against killing protesters who have risen up over the regime's downing of a civilian airliner as his defense secretary left the door open to talks with Tehran without preconditions.
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Female Pilots In China Strain To Hold Up Half The Sky
When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in 2008, she was up against 400 female classmates in China on tests measuring everything from their command of English to the length of their legs. Eventually, she became the only woman from her university that Shanghai-based Spring Airlines picked for training that year. She is now ...
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Singapore Police Say Plane Threat A Hoax, Passenger Arrested
Two Singapore fighter jets escorted a civilian plane bound for Thailand safely back to the city-state on Thursday after a bomb threat by a passenger that turned out to be a false alarm.
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UAE Accuses Qatar Of Intercepting 2 Civilian Flights, Escalating Persian Gulf Feud
The United Arab Emirates said on Monday that two of its civilian airliners have been "intercepted" by a fighter jet from Qatar during a routine flight, in a sign of rapidly escalating tensions between the quarreling Persian Gulf neighbors.
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UAE Says Qatari Fighter Jets Intercepted Passenger Plane
The United Arab Emirates said on Monday that Qatari fighter jets intercepted an Emirati civilian aircraft during a routine flight to Bahrain, which Qatar denied, escalating a months-old feud between the Gulf Arab states.
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North Korea Missile Test Raises Flight Safety Concerns
A North Korean ballistic missile was seen by the crew of several airliners last week, aviation authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about the threat to civilian flights posed by Pyongyang's unannounced tests.
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Civilian Jets Land On Chinese-Built Island, Drawing Protests
Two civilian jets landed on the airstrip of a new island China built in the South China Sea, drawing more protests over China's activities in disputed waters.
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No Survivors Among 224 On Board in Russian Airliner Crash in Egypt
A Russian airliner carrying 217 passengers and seven crew members crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula today, the Egyptian government has confirmed. None of the passengers survived the crash, a report of the Russian embassy has said.
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Civilian Flights to Get Longer Operational Hours in Chandigarh
Following demands from private airlines, the runway of the Chandigarh airport of the Indian Air Force (IAF) would soon be available round the clock for civilian flights.
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Rebels Likely Downed Malaysian Jet 'By Mistake': US Officials
The US government believes that pro-Russian separatists most likely shot down a Malaysia Airlines jet "by mistake," not realizing it was a civilian passenger flight, U.S. intelligence officials said on Tuesday.
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No Link to Russian Government in Malaysian Plane Downing: United States
Senior US intelligence officials said Tuesday that Russia was responsible for "creating the conditions" that led to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but they offered no evidence of direct Russian government involvement.
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Air France A380 set for first transatlantic flight
An Air France A380 superjumbo, the world's largest civilian airliner, is to set off on the first Air France flight across the Atlantic bound for New York.
