Airplane
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Australia 'disrupts terror plot' to bring down airplane: PM Turnbull
World | Jul 30, 2017, 06:37 AM ISTPolice disrupted a terrorist plot to bring down an airplane and arrested four men in raids on homes in several Sydney suburbs, the prime minister said today
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Competition to Boeing-Airbus as China’s first Jetliner completes maiden flight
World | May 05, 2017, 05:15 PM ISTChina achieved a milestone by breaking into Western-dominated aircraft market, as its first large passenger Jetliner completes its maiden flight on Friday.
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Do you know why airplane windows have tiny holes?
Lifestyle | Apr 06, 2017, 06:32 PM ISTThe frequent flyers must have or have not seen a miniscule hole at the bottom-most part of the airplane windows. But did it ever cross your mind why these holes are there in the windows?
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Russia’s Tu-154 defence aircraft carrying over 90 people crashes into Black Sea
World | Dec 25, 2016, 12:17 PM ISTA Russian Defence Ministry plane carrying 70 people onboard has disappeared from the radar screens soon after taking-off from the resort city of Sochi today, authorities said.
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After US, Japan bans Samsung Galaxy Note7 on airplanes over fire risk concerns
Oct 17, 2016, 01:09 PM ISTJust two days after the United States issued an emergency order to ban passengers and flight crews from carrying Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on flights over fire risks, Japan has barred all Note 7 smartphones from airplanes.
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NASA to build electric-powered airplane 'Maxwell'
World | Jun 18, 2016, 10:45 AM ISTWashington: In a move to achieve more efficient, quieter and environmentally friendly aircraft compared to a conventional one, the US space agency has unveiled plans for an electric-powered airplane designated as X-57. With 14 electric
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Vistara’s Bhubaneswar-bound plane hit by bird, grounded
India | May 05, 2016, 04:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Bhubaneswar-bound aircraft of Vistara with 50 passengers and seven crew on board was hit by a bird today shortly before landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. The Airbus A320 aircraft, however,
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Bomb horror: Man sucked out as explosion forces plane to make emergency landing
World | Feb 04, 2016, 01:59 PM ISTMogadishu: A passenger fell out of the hole caused by the explosion in a Commercial airliner bound for Djibouti.The passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Wednesday, after an explosion and fire
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Terrorists downed Russian plane killing 224: Russia
World | Nov 17, 2015, 04:23 PM ISTMoscow: A homemade explosive device brought down a Russian passenger plane over Egypt last month, the head of Russia's FSB security service said Tuesday, telling Russian President Vladimir Putin it's now clear the bombing that
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Watch Video: Two men raced a plane flying at 4000 feet over Dubai
Mouthful | Nov 06, 2015, 09:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an incredible sight, two men wearing jetpacks raced a plane through the sky as it flew over Dubai.The two men named Yves Rossy and Vince Reffet were filmed soaring through the air
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Egypt: Official says doomed Russian plane was in good shape
World | Nov 01, 2015, 09:09 PM ISTSharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: An Egyptian ground service official who carried out a pre-flight inspection of the Russian passenger plane that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula said Sunday that the Airbus A321-200 appeared to be in
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Two suspects dead China plane hijack attempt
World | Jul 02, 2012, 11:36 AM ISTBeijing, Jul 2: Two men who allegedly tried to hijack a plane in far west China by battering the cockpit door with a crutch and trying to set off explosives have died, state media said
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80-Year-Old Woman Lands Plane With Pilot Unconscious
World | Apr 03, 2012, 09:16 PM ISTWisconsin, Apr 3: An 80-year-old woman was able to successfully land a twin-engine airplane in north eastern Wisconsin after her husband became unconscious at the controls and died.Door County Sheriff Terry Vogel says the dispatch