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MH17 Crash Site Fragment Supports Missile Theory

MH17 Crash Site Fragment Supports Missile Theory A metal fragment from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 matches a surface-to-air BUK rocket, a Dutch broadcaster said on Thursday, supporting a theory that the plan...


Lufthansa Pilots’ Strike To Continue Into Saturday

Lufthansa Pilots’ Strike To Continue Into Saturday Pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), which is trying to pressure Lufthansa in a protracted row over early retirement benefits and cost cuts, said pilots would st...



Lufthansa Pilots Strike, No End To Dispute In Sight

Lufthansa Pilots Strike, No End To Dispute In Sight Lufthansa pilots began the first of two days of strike action on Wednesday in a long-running dispute over early retirement benefits and the carrier’s cost-cutting plans....


Indonesia To Call Off Search For AirAsia Crash Victims

Indonesia To Call Off Search For AirAsia Crash Victims Indonesia will on Sunday end a search for the bodies of 56 people missing from an AirAsia jet that crashed into the Java Sea in December, a national rescue agency official ...



New Malaysian Carrier To Order Bombardier CSeries

New Malaysian Carrier To Order Bombardier CSeries A new privately held Malaysian airline intends to buy 20 Bombardier CS100 aircraft for USD$1.5 billion, in what could be the first order in Southeast Asia for the long-delayed C...


Ethiopian Airlines Pilot Guilty Of Hijacking Own Plane

Ethiopian Airlines Pilot Guilty Of Hijacking Own Plane An Ethiopian Airlines pilot was convicted in absentia on Tuesday of hijacking his own plane and flying it to Geneva, 13 months after he surrendered to police and sought asy...