Articles for Flight Officials

South Korea struggles to find answers
1 week, 2 days ago

South Korea struggles to find answers

China Daily  

Officials in South Korea have ordered a "comprehensive inspection" of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's carriers after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames on Dec 29, 2024, killing 179 people on board. "We are reviewing plans to conduct a special inspection on B737-800 aircraft," said Joo Jong-wan, head of the aviation policy bureau at …

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Flyers say booze ran out on debut Air India Surat-Bangkok flight, officials deny
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Flyers say booze ran out on debut Air India Surat-Bangkok flight, officials deny

India Today  

Air India Express' inaugural four-hour flight from Surat in Gujarat to Thailand capital Bangkok saw good sales of liquor onboard, with some passengers claiming the stock ran out. The flight, operated with a Boeing 737-8 aircraft on Friday, had 175 passengers and six crew members onboard. Officials of the budget airline on Sunday said there were brisk sales of alcohol …

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Federal officials are investigating a Rockies coach's cockpit visit during a United flight
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal officials are investigating a Rockies coach's cockpit visit during a United flight

The Independent  

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LAX’s Russian mystery man: A chatty, chocolate-stealing passenger — with no passport, no ticket
1 year ago

LAX’s Russian mystery man: A chatty, chocolate-stealing passenger — with no passport, no ticket

LA Times  

Travelers at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on March 18, 2020. The man, identified as Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava, a seemingly gregarious flier who constantly shifted seats, spoke to several passengers, asked for two in-flight meals and even tried to snack on a cabin crew member’s chocolate bar during the more than 12-hour flight aboard Scandinavian …

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Rights group questions Lockerbie suspect’s extradition
1 year, 10 months ago

Rights group questions Lockerbie suspect’s extradition

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A leading rights group urged the U.S. and Libya on Monday to explain the legal basis of a surprise extradition of a former Libyan intelligence officer accused of making the bomb that exploded on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Libyan officials told The Associated Press in December that militias loyal to the Tripoli-based Government of National …

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US, Cubans will meet again in Havana: State Department
2 years, 1 month ago

US, Cubans will meet again in Havana: State Department

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. and Cuban officials plan to meet in Havana on Tuesday to discuss migration policy, the latest in a series of sessions between two governments with a historically icy relationship and amid one of the biggest migratory flights from the island in decades. U.S. authorities stopped Cubans nearly 221,000 times in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, a …

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Air India Express Calicut-Dubai flight diverted to Muscat: DGCA
2 years, 5 months ago

Air India Express Calicut-Dubai flight diverted to Muscat: DGCA

Live Mint  

In what comes as a a futher bad news for India's aviation industry, Air India Express's Calicut-Dubai flight was diverted to Muscat on Saturday night after a burning smell was observed in cabin mid-air, officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Sunday. In another incident, IndiGo's Sharjah-Hyderabad flight was diverted to Karachi as a precaution on Sunday after pilots observed …

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IndiGo loader falls asleep in flight's cargo area, ends up in Abu Dhabi
3 years ago

IndiGo loader falls asleep in flight's cargo area, ends up in Abu Dhabi

India Today  

In a bizarre incident, a baggage handler from the Mumbai airport was found asleep in the cargo hold area of an IndiGo flight when it landed in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. According to officials, one of the loaders fell asleep behind the baggage in the cargo compartment of the Mumbai-Abu Dhabi flight after the loading of the baggage. The cargo …

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Mumbai Couple Faces 2 Years in Jail for Forging Negative Covid Test Reports to Take a Flight
3 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai Couple Faces 2 Years in Jail for Forging Negative Covid Test Reports to Take a Flight

News 18  

A couple from Khar has been booked for forging their Covid-19 test reports and could face up to two years in jail, and a fine. The couple and their child was set to fly to Jaipur, but all three had tested positive so they forged the negative report to be able to still take the flight, civic body officials said. …

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Two Covid-19 Cases Detected on Australian Open Flight, Arrivals To Undergo Quarantine
3 years, 11 months ago

Two Covid-19 Cases Detected on Australian Open Flight, Arrivals To Undergo Quarantine

News 18  

Two coronavirus infections were reported on Saturday on a flight to the Australian Open, forcing two weeks of strict hotel quarantine for all the tennis players and entourage on board. “Unfortunately we have been informed by the health authorities that two people on your flight AR7493 from LAX that arrived at 5.15 am on Friday 15 January have returned positive …

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India successfully test fires hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle 'HSTDV'. Watch Video
4 years, 4 months ago

India successfully test fires hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle 'HSTDV'. Watch Video

India TV News  

India on Monday successfully flight tested the indigenously-developed hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle that is expected to power futuristic long-range missile systems and aerial platforms, officials said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO over the successful test flight of the HSTDV, calling it a "landmark achievement" "I congratulate to DRDO on this landmark achievement towards realising PM’s vision of Atmanirbhar …

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Cancellations, confusion continue on Day 2 of domestic operations; 325 departures till 5 pm, flights remain suspended in Bengal
4 years, 7 months ago

Cancellations, confusion continue on Day 2 of domestic operations; 325 departures till 5 pm, flights remain suspended in Bengal

Firstpost  

Airports across the country handled 325 departures and 283 arrivals with 41,673 passengers till 5 pm on Tuesday even as flight cancellations continued with passengers facing difficulties New Delhi: Airports across the country handled 325 departures and 283 arrivals with 41,673 passengers till 5 pm on Tuesday even as flight cancellations continued with passengers facing difficulties. Our airports have handled …

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