News about plane
Russia seeks to solve 'ghost plane' mystery that killed 13
Russian investigators were Monday seeking to determine the cause of a plane crash last June that killed all 13 on board, after the victims' remains were finally discovered following almost a year of fruitless searching.
07 May 2013
Indonesia recruits civil servants to plug pilot shortage
Indonesia has started to train civil servants to become flight instructors to meet demand for pilots in its fast-growing aviation industry.
04 May 2013
Bodies of two US pilots found after Kyrgyzstan crash
Rescuers on Saturday recovered the bodies of two US pilots whose refuelling plane crashed in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan shortly after taking off from a base that serves as a hub for military operations in Afghanistan.
04 May 2013
Solar plane on cross-country US trip
The first-ever manned airplane that can fly by day or night on the sun's power alone soared over the western United States late Friday on the first leg of cross-country journey.
04 May 2013
Plane from US airbase crashes in Kyrgyzstan: ministry
A refuelling plane from the US Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan crashed after taking off.
03 May 2013
MIG-31 military airplane crashes in Kazakhstan
A military airplane crashed in Karaganda Oblast in central Kazakhstan. One man was killed in the crash.
24 April 2013
Kazakhstan Interior Ministry receives An-74TK-200 from Ukraine
Kazakhstan Interior Ministry has received a new An-74TK-200 aircraft manufactured at Kharkov State Aviation Production Facility in Ukraine.
18 April 2013
Bali crash pilots pass drug, alcohol tests: official
The pilot and co-pilot of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali's airport have passed initial drug tests, as investigators probe the causes of the accident that left dozens injured but no fatalities.
15 April 2013
US aviation authority orders inspection of Boeing 737s
The US Federal Aviation Agency plans to inspect more than a thousand Boeing 737 airplanes to check for corrosion on certain pins that could compromise safety.
15 April 2013
Conspiracy theories fly as Poles mark presidential jet crash
Three years after a jet crash in Russia killed a Polish president and 95 other people, conspiracy theorists in Poland are as adamant as ever that it was an assassination.
09 April 2013
Hong Kong airbridge collapse rips off plane door
Hong Kong authorities said Monday they had launched an investigation after an airbridge collapsed at the city's airport, ripping the door off a Cathay Pacific plane and injuring a technician.
08 April 2013
U.S. experts join investigation of CRJ-200 crash near Almaty
The tragic incident is investigated by experts from Kazakhstan, international and interstate organizations.
01 April 2013
Dreamliner 'absolutely' safe: Boeing executive
The grounded Dreamliner is "absolutely" safe and will be back in the air within weeks, planemaker Boeing said in Japan on Friday, as it sought to reassure airlines and passengers about its aircraft.
15 March 2013
Qantas defends itself after jumbo it sold went to Iran
Australia's Qantas Saturday said it took all reasonable precautions in selling aircraft after a report revealed that a jumbo jet once owned by the carrier had ended up in Iran despite sanctions.
09 March 2013
Toll in DR Congo plane crash much lower than feared: police
Fears of a major disaster were allayed late Monday when police said they found just five bodies near the wreckage of a plane that crashed into a residential area of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
05 March 2013
Sudan attacks in Darfur breach sanctions: UN
Sudan breached UN sanctions by using warplanes and rockets bought from Belarus and Russia in the Darfur conflict, according to UN experts who have called for a tightened embargo.
04 March 2013
Qantas passengers treated for heat exposure
Soaring cabin temperatures meant 50 passengers and crew had to be treated for heat stress Monday on a Qantas domestic flight in Australia, after a problem with the air-conditioning.
04 March 2013
Kazakhstan Air Force pilots start training on Spanish C-295
Kazakhstan Air Force fleet has been updated with new Spanish C-295 turboprop transport aircrafts.
20 February 2013
Belarus jails border guard over 'teddy bear invasion'
Belarus has convicted and jailed for two years a border guard for failing to report that a foreign plane full of teddy bears had crossed into national airspace from Lithuania last July.
20 February 2013
Criminal case initiated after Scat plane's landing accident in Almaty airport
Police initiated a criminal case for violation of safety rules and rules of aircraft exploitation that create a threat of severe consequences.
08 February 2013