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by Mona SALEM CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — One of the two black box flight recorders from the EgyptAir plane that plunged into the Mediterranean last month has been repaired, Egypt’s investigation commission said Tuesday, prompting hopes it could provide clues on why the aircraft went down. The two black box recorders were found two weeks ago, but were too damaged to extract information on what caused the passenger jet to go down. They were sent […]
CAIRO , Egypt (AFP) — The Egyptian military deployed search aircraft and naval vessels to locate an EgyptAir flight with 66 people on board that vanished over the Mediterranean on Thursday, the army said. Greece was also participating in the search for the Airbus A320 that lost radar contact after entering Egyptian airspace en route from Paris, it added. se/kir © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
BEIJING , China (AFP) –One of China’s top airlines will split $10 billion of new orders between European manufacturer Airbus and US-based Boeing, it said, as competition heats up for aviation market share in the world’s second-largest economy. China Eastern Airlines said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange that the lion’s share of the orders, nearly $6 billion, will go to Airbus for 20 A350 aircraft. It will also spend close to […]
TOKYO, Japan – The Japanese Self-Defense Force will offer five training aircraft for lease to the Philippines to aid in the patrolling of the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea. The Philippines is the first nation in South East Asia to enter into a Defense Equipment Agreement with Japan. Japan will also provide patrol vessels to Vietnam in support of its aim to aid South East Asian countries against China. (Eagle News Service Described […]
The Philippine Air Force has provided an aircraft for cloud-seeding operations.
