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Swiss Air Lines Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing In Kazakhstan Due To Medical Incident
A Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Swiss International Air Lines flying from Tokyo to Zurich made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan on Saturday due to a medical incident onboard, followed by issues after the aircraft landed, the airline said.
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Swiss Air Jet Nearly Collides With Four Other Planes At US Airport
The FAA revealed the Swiss Air flight aborted takeoff due to four unidentified aircraft crossing the very same runway at JFK
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Bodies, Aircraft Parts Emerge From Thawing Glaciers In Swiss Alps: Report
The thawing of glaciers in the Swiss Alps has exposed the wreckage of a plane as well as other human remains, a report in Newsweek said.
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CBI Files Case Against IAF Officials, Swiss Firm Over Alleged Kickbacks
The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against unknown officials of the Air Force, the Defence Ministry, arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and officials of Swiss-based plane-maker Pilatus Aircraft Ltd over alleged irregularities in procurement of 75 basic trainer aircraft in 2009. The CBI alleged kickbacks up to Rs 339 crore were paid in th...
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20 Killed As World War II Vintage Plane Crashes In Switzerland
Twenty people died after a vintage World War II aircraft crashed into a Swiss mountainside, police said Sunday.
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Plane Crash In Swiss Alps Kills Four
Four people died when their light aircraft crashed into the summit of a glacier in the Swiss Alps, police said Saturday, in the latest fatal accident to hit the popular tourist region.
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Will Induct Indigenous HTT 40 Planes In Large Numbers: Air Force Chief
Indian Air Force will induct indigenous HTT 40 basic trainers in "large numbers", which will boost the domestic capability although it was earlier keen for a Swiss aircraft.
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'We Hope And Pray': Swiss Air Force Jet Goes Missing, Search Launched
The Swiss military has launched a search for a pilot and his plane after a fighter aircraft belonging to the country's air force went missing during a training exercise on Monday.
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Fighter Jets Scrambled To Escort Israeli Plane After Bomb Alert
A bomb threat on board an El Al flight bound from New York to Tel Aviv prompted France and Switzerland to deploy military jets as escorts, though the plane was continuing on its journey, Swiss and Israeli officials said Tuesday.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in New York in Historic Bid to Circle the Globe
The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi.
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Pilatus Aircraft Deal Under Scanner As Arms Dealer's Papers Raise Questions
The scope of the investigation into the activities of Delhi-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari -- whose home and offices were searched on April 27 -- has now widened to involve India's acquisition of a Swiss-made basic trainer aircraft or BTA for the Air Force.
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Indicates Probe Into Deal With Pilatus
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today indicated a probe into the 2012 deal inked with the Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus, but clarified the trainer aircraft from the firm already in service will not be grounded.
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Solar-Plane Pilots Say Trip Was Also Test Of Human Endurance
The two Swiss pilots taking turns to fly a solar-powered airplane around the world said Sunday the endeavour is not only a demonstration of the importance of renewable energy but also of the many challenges the human body can endure.
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2 Planes Collide at Swiss Air Show: Reports
Two aircraft collided Sunday at an airshow in northern Switzerland, media reports said, although further details were sketchy.
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Solar Impulse Sets Record but Faces 'Difficult' Hours
A solar-powered aircraft flying from Japan to Hawaii on the most perilous leg of a round-the-globe bid has beaten the record for the longest solo flight, organizers said on Thursday.
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Swiss Air Lines Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing In Kazakhstan Due To Medical Incident
A Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Swiss International Air Lines flying from Tokyo to Zurich made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan on Saturday due to a medical incident onboard, followed by issues after the aircraft landed, the airline said.
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Swiss Air Jet Nearly Collides With Four Other Planes At US Airport
The FAA revealed the Swiss Air flight aborted takeoff due to four unidentified aircraft crossing the very same runway at JFK
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Bodies, Aircraft Parts Emerge From Thawing Glaciers In Swiss Alps: Report
The thawing of glaciers in the Swiss Alps has exposed the wreckage of a plane as well as other human remains, a report in Newsweek said.
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CBI Files Case Against IAF Officials, Swiss Firm Over Alleged Kickbacks
The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against unknown officials of the Air Force, the Defence Ministry, arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and officials of Swiss-based plane-maker Pilatus Aircraft Ltd over alleged irregularities in procurement of 75 basic trainer aircraft in 2009. The CBI alleged kickbacks up to Rs 339 crore were paid in th...
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20 Killed As World War II Vintage Plane Crashes In Switzerland
Twenty people died after a vintage World War II aircraft crashed into a Swiss mountainside, police said Sunday.
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Plane Crash In Swiss Alps Kills Four
Four people died when their light aircraft crashed into the summit of a glacier in the Swiss Alps, police said Saturday, in the latest fatal accident to hit the popular tourist region.
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Will Induct Indigenous HTT 40 Planes In Large Numbers: Air Force Chief
Indian Air Force will induct indigenous HTT 40 basic trainers in "large numbers", which will boost the domestic capability although it was earlier keen for a Swiss aircraft.
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'We Hope And Pray': Swiss Air Force Jet Goes Missing, Search Launched
The Swiss military has launched a search for a pilot and his plane after a fighter aircraft belonging to the country's air force went missing during a training exercise on Monday.
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Fighter Jets Scrambled To Escort Israeli Plane After Bomb Alert
A bomb threat on board an El Al flight bound from New York to Tel Aviv prompted France and Switzerland to deploy military jets as escorts, though the plane was continuing on its journey, Swiss and Israeli officials said Tuesday.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in New York in Historic Bid to Circle the Globe
The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi.
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Pilatus Aircraft Deal Under Scanner As Arms Dealer's Papers Raise Questions
The scope of the investigation into the activities of Delhi-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari -- whose home and offices were searched on April 27 -- has now widened to involve India's acquisition of a Swiss-made basic trainer aircraft or BTA for the Air Force.
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Indicates Probe Into Deal With Pilatus
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today indicated a probe into the 2012 deal inked with the Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus, but clarified the trainer aircraft from the firm already in service will not be grounded.
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Solar-Plane Pilots Say Trip Was Also Test Of Human Endurance
The two Swiss pilots taking turns to fly a solar-powered airplane around the world said Sunday the endeavour is not only a demonstration of the importance of renewable energy but also of the many challenges the human body can endure.
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2 Planes Collide at Swiss Air Show: Reports
Two aircraft collided Sunday at an airshow in northern Switzerland, media reports said, although further details were sketchy.
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Solar Impulse Sets Record but Faces 'Difficult' Hours
A solar-powered aircraft flying from Japan to Hawaii on the most perilous leg of a round-the-globe bid has beaten the record for the longest solo flight, organizers said on Thursday.
