Aviation

Plane with 10 aboard goes missing in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Rescue teams on Wednesday were looking for a small plane with 10 people on board that…

Court rejects arrest of Korean Air ‘nut rage’ matriarch

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A Seoul court has turned down a request from prosecutors to arrest the matriarch of…

Australia concern as Qantas to list Taiwan as part of China

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Qantas is poised to list Taiwan as part of China on its websites, sparking concern Tuesday…

MH370 search under review, may be scrapped: Mahathir

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- The hunt for missing flight MH370 is being reviewed and may be scrapped, Malaysia's…

Random ID checks at Australia airports amid terror fears

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian police will be able to conduct random identity checks at airports under sweeping new security…

Helicopter taxi apps offer escape from traffic-choked megacities

by Elizabeth Law with Harry Pearl in Jakarta Agence France-Presse Within minutes of using an app to book a ride,…

Nine aboard US military plane destroyed in fiery crash

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An aging US military cargo plane carrying nine troops was destroyed in a fiery crash…

Korean Air boss apologizes as hot-tempered daughters resign

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho on Sunday apologized for the "immature" behavior of his two daughters…

NASA hires Lockheed Martin to build quiet, supersonic plane

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA has inked a deal with Lockheed Martin to develop a supersonic "X-plane" that could…

Winter storm hits northeast US, halting over 2,500 flights

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The second winter storm in less than a week struck the northeastern United States…

WATCH: Onboard the €6,000-a-ticket zero-gravity plane

(AFP) -- Since his return from the International Space Station last year, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has been training to…

Canada to accept bid from Boeing for new fighter jets

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada said Thursday it was allowing Boeing to submit a bid to replace the country's ageing…

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