Unidentified plane crashes in China: reports
An unidentified plane has crashed to the ground and exploded in eastern China, state media reported on Tuesday, but the accident remains shrouded in mystery and potential casualties remain unknown.
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AI defers pilot's training programme to fly Boeing 787
Air India has deferred a training programme for its pilots to fly the latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft by about a month following protests by a section of its cockpit crew, airline officials said
US national dies in Kerala train mishap
A 52-year-old American national was killed when he slipped and fell under a moving train at Chengannur railway station in the district, police said today.
John O'Connell, who hailed from Texas, was
Boeing 767 lands safely despite landing gear failure
A Boeing 767 with 220 passengers on board on Tuesday made an emergency landing on its belly at Warsaw international airport after its landing gear failed, an airline spokesman said.
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Freak snowstorm hits northeast US
Rare October snows transformed the northeastern United States on Sunday into a Halloween winter wonderland, but millions were left without power and three deaths were blamed on the storm.
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Oil companies hike jet fuel prices
After a one-off reduction, state-owned oil companies today hiked jet fuel prices by a steep 3.8 per cent in line.
The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, at Delhi's T3 airport was rais
AI pilots report sick, 10 flights cancelled, threaten to quit
As many as 23 Air India pilots reported sick leading to cancellation of 10 international flights and the state-owned airline could face more trouble with around 100 pilots threatening to quit.
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Whopping fine in Italy on parked car dating back to 208 AD
Police in Sicily issued a whopping 32,000 euros (USD 44,500) fine for an illegally parked car after totting up 2,000 years of interest by mistake, Italy's Repubblica newspaper said today.
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Chennai airport: Diwali haze threat to pilots
The combined effects of rain and smoke from firecrackers might bring down visibility levels at the Chennai airport this week.
While pilots might experience foggy conditions early in the morning due t
Goa police launch manhunt to trace missing woman from Orissa
Crime Branch has launched a probe into mysterious disappearance of a 22-year-old woman who went missing from a local police station amid reports of rape by a police inspector, sources said today.
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