Nazarbayev expresses condolences to Malaysians: MH17 crashPresident of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed his condolences to Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak and Malaysians who lost their loved ones in the crash of the MH17 flight in Ukraine.
18 July 2014
Ukrainian plane hit by missile, say villagers on Russia borderTwo men lean on the smouldering wreckage of a Ukrainian airforce plane. They poke among the debris, looking for anything of value. Using an iron bar, one of them moves a Kalashnikov rifle to reveal what appears to be a charred human limb.
US grounds entire F-35 fleet for engine probeThe United States military is grounding its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets as it completes additional engine inspections following a fire aboard an aircraft in Florida last week.
Airbus, Boeing and Israel firm bid for S. Korea military dealSouth Korea said Tuesday it is considering offers from plane giants Airbus and Boeing as well as Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide air refuelling tankers in a deal estimated to be worth $1.38 billion.
01 July 2014
Pentagon temporarily grounds F-35 fighter jetsThe US military temporarily grounded its entire F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet fleet at the weekend after an apparent engine oil leak, the latest glitch for the much-vaunted program.
16 June 2014
China Eastern to buy 80 Boeing 737sUS aerospace giant Boeing said Friday that China Eastern Airlines has agreed to buy 80 737 aircraft, its biggest single-aisle purchase to date by a Chinese airline.
WWII plane crash remains discovered in western CanadaThe wreckage of a World War II military aircraft was found in Canada's far west, solving a 72-year old mystery surrounding its disappearance during a training flight, officials confirmed.
31 May 2014
Australia boosts air power with $11.6bn purchase of 58 F-35sPrime Minister Tony Abbott announced Wednesday the purchase of 58 more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters costing Aus$12.4 billion ($11.6 billion) in a major defence upgrade to maintain Australia's regional edge.
23 April 2014
China's Shandong Airlines orders 50 Boeing planes for $4.6 bnShandong Airlines, one of China's smaller carriers, said it has agreed to buy 50 passenger planes from US manufacturer Boeing for $4.6 billion, in another sign of the country's growing demand for air travel.
22 April 2014
Two-thirds of underwater search done, no sign of MH370Two-thirds of the planned underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been completed, with no signs so far of the jet, Australian officials said.
21 April 2014
SCAT airplane lands on foam in AstanaThe emergency was declared because the pilot discovered that his plane had a problem with its nose landing gear when he was getting ready to land.