Legs bared around the world for annual 'No Pants' commute
Bare legs and briefs filled train cars from Sydney to New York Sunday as passengers traveled trouserless -- provoking laughs and perplexed looks -- for the 13th annual "No Pants Subway Ride."
Sky no longer the limit for in-flight Internet service
Even over the moonscape Nevada desert, even in a 1950s seaplane, the Internet is there.
Relief at Antarctic rescue turns to fear for Chinese ship
Australian authorities expressed relief Friday after 52 passengers were safely evacuated by helicopter from a Russian ship stranded in Antarctica, but then raised concern for a Chinese rescue vessel caught in heavy ice.
Tokyo fire stops bullet trains, strands holidaymakers
A fire near a central Tokyo station threw parts of Japan's bullet train system into chaos on Friday, as tens of thousands of passengers tried to return home from New Year holidays.
Philippines allows phone use on planes
The Philippines' civil aviation authority said Tuesday it would allow passengers to use mobile phones and laptops to make calls and access the Internet during flights.
23 killed in fire on train in southern India: TV
A fire on an overnight train killed at least 23 people Saturday in southern India as it ripped through a carriage packed with sleeping passengers, local television networks reported.
BA airplane wing strikes Johannesburg airport building
A British Airways airplane carrying 202 people struck an office building at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport with its wing while taxiing for take-off Sunday, injuring four.
Thirty Haitians dead after ship capsizes in Bahamas: US
About 30 Haitian migrants died after an overloaded freighter capsized in the Bahamas and 110 others were rescued in rough seas, the US Coast Guard said Tuesday.
Passenger jet crashes in Russia, killing 50
A Boeing 737 operated by a Russian airline crashed on Sunday while attempting to land in the city of Kazan, killing all 50 on board.
Two hundred missing in Philippine ferry disaster
Philippine rescuers searched Saturday for more than 200 people missing after a ferry collided with a cargo ship in thick darkness and sank almost instantly
Asiana passengers file lawsuit against Boeing
A group of 83 passengers aboard an Asiana Airlines flight which crash-landed in San Francisco has filed a lawsuit seeking millions from the aircraft's manufacturer Boeing.
Singapore airport handles record 51 mn passengers
Singapore's Changi Airport said Thursday it had enjoyed its busiest year in 2012, handling a record 51.2 million passengers, underscoring its position as a regional aviation hub.
An-24 and Yak-40 planes will be banned in Kazakhstan starting from November
Chairman of Kazakhstan's Civil Aviation Commission gave statistics of passenger air traffic in Kazakhstan.
Bus stations to change locations in Kazakhstan
The routes and locations of bus stations will be reviewed in line with the general plans of the cities of Kazakhstan.
Runways expose passengers to danger in some Kazakhstan cities
The aircrafts land on worndown runways exposing passengers to danger in Kostanay, Petropavlovsk, Semey, Taldykorgan and Taraz: MP.
Almaty private bus companies are afraid of satellite monitoring
Transport and Communications Institute plans to introduce a satellite monitoring system to check bus routes timekeeping.