Aviation

UPDATED: At least seven dead as World War II plane crashes in the US: reports

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- At least seven people were killed when a World War II bomber carrying 13…

Boeing settles 1st Lion Air cases with MAX families, $1.2 million per victim: source

by John BIERS NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Boeing has reached settlements with 11 families of victims from October's…

Beijing opens glitzy airport ahead of China’s 70th anniversary

by Poornima WEERASEKARA BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A futuristic new airport in Beijing, which is expected to become one of…

Four bodies recovered from crashed Indonesia cargo plane

TIMIKA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The bodies of four passengers on an Indonesian cargo plane that went missing in the jungles…

Boeing not able to respond to regulators on MAX at August meeting

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Boeing was not able to respond to regulator questions on modifications made to…

Cathay Pacific’s torrid week ends with shock CEO resignation

  by Jerome TAYLOR / Elaine YU Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Cathay Pacific announced the shock…

Russians hail ‘hero’ pilot after Moscow emergency landing

by Michael MAINVILLE MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A Russian pilot was hailed as a hero Thursday for safely landing an…

Cathay Pacific shares plunge after China warning on protests

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Shares in Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific plunged more than four percent on…

‘Majestic’ WWII Spitfire takes off on round-the-world flight

by Robin MILLARD © Agence France-Presse CHICHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) -- An original Spitfire plane took off from Britain on…

Flying Frenchman to attempt pioneering Channel ‘flyboard’ crossing

SANGATTE, France (AFP) -- A daredevil French inventor is Thursday to attempt a flight across the Channel standing on a…

Ryanair says closing some bases due to Boeing 737 MAX problems

by Roland JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Ryanair said Tuesday it will close some of its bases because of…

Small-aircraft crash kills nine in Sweden

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Nine people died Sunday when a small aircraft being used for tourism crashed in northwest Sweden,…

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