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Israeli air planes strike in Gaza Strip after rocket Israeli air planes struck targets in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses and the army said, hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state.

20 December 2014

Hacking threatens airline safety: aviation chiefs Cyber crime is a serious threat to safety in the skies, aviation industry heavyweights said, vowing to fight the growing scourge before it causes a catastrophic incident.

11 December 2014

MH17 remains arrive in Netherlands from Ukraine Six more coffins carrying body parts of victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands from Ukraine.

29 November 2014

Heads roll in Russia as more details emerge of Total crash Top Russian airport officials quit as more employees were detained over the Moscow plane crash that killed the CEO of French oil giant Total.

24 October 2014

Total names new head, and chairman after CEO death: union Total named Patrick Pouyanne, currently head of refining and chemicals, as its new chief executive while former CEO Thierry Desmarest was appointed chairman.

22 October 2014

Snowplough driver in Moscow crash says on runway by mistake The driver of the snowplough that blocked the take-off of a private plane at a Moscow airport, said he drove onto the runway after losing his bearings.

22 October 2014

Russia blames 'negligent' airport bosses for Total CEO's crash Russian investigators accused senior airport officials of criminal negligence over a plane crash at a Moscow airport that killed the head of French oil giant Total.

22 October 2014

Dutch MH17 relative visits Ukraine crash site: report A Dutch relative of a victim of downed flight MH17 has travelled to the crash site in eastern Ukraine to search for the remains of his missing cousin.

20 October 2014

'Maximum cooperation' demanded on MH17: Dutch PM Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has met Russian President Vladimir Putin to demand "maximum cooperation" in the probe into doomed Malaysia flight MH17.

17 October 2014

Kazakhstan aircraft assembly plant loses trust and gets sued Kazakhstan's first aircraft plant Sunkar has again failed on its promises. MVEN aircraft developer has filed a lawsuit.

15 October 2014

Dutch return to MH17 crash site as search resumes Dutch officials returned to the crash site of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine where the search for remains and belongings resumed despite sporadic exchanges of fire.

14 October 2014

Netherlands says 10 more MH17 passengers identified Medical experts have now identified 272 of the 298 people aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine in July.

11 October 2014

MH17 victim found with oxygen mask: Dutch FM One of the people on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine in July was found wearing an oxygen mask.

10 October 2014

New phase of MH370 search to start in 2 weeks: Australia An intensified underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will start in about two weeks' time.

06 September 2014

'Hard spots' found in MH370 search, most likely geological: Australia The Australian authority leading the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 said that "hard spots" had been found on the Indian Ocean seabed.

05 September 2014

MH370 may have turned south 'earlier' than thought Australia said the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will focus on the southern part of the existing search zone after new information.

28 August 2014

First Australian MH17 victims due home this week: PM Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Tuesday said the first remains of Australians killed in the MH17 crash will return home this week.

26 August 2014

Malaysia falls silent in honour of returning MH17 dead Malaysians paused for a minute of silence on a nationwide day of mourning held to sombrely welcome home the first remains of its 43 citizens.

22 August 2014

Guatemala army chief of staff dies in helicopter crash: govt Guatemalan army chief of staff Rudy Ortiz and four other military officers died when their helicopter crashed in a mountainous region.

21 August 2014

'Reasonable chance' of finding MH370 in new search: Australia PM A new underwater hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 had a "reasonable chance" of finding the plane.

20 August 2014

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