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Indonesia retrieves ‘black box’ from crashed Sriwijaya Air plane -official
World
January 12, 2021
Indonesia retrieves ‘black box’ from crashed Sriwijaya Air plane -official
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities have retrieved one of the black boxes from a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into…
Qatar Airways flight lands in Saudi Arabia for 1st time in years
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Qatar Airways flight lands in Saudi Arabia for 1st time in years
A passenger plane flew from Qatar to Saudi Arabia on Monday, making it the first direct flight between the two Gulf states…
Lebanon tightens lockdown, imposes 24-hour curfew, as hospitals buckle
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Lebanon tightens lockdown, imposes 24-hour curfew, as hospitals buckle
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon announced a tightening of its lockdown on Monday, introducing a 24-hour curfew from Thursday as COVID-19…
The world’s most powerful passports for 2021
Travel
January 11, 2021
The world’s most powerful passports for 2021
(CNN) — The days of strolling into an airport, flashing a passport, then hopping on a flight to wherever one…
Bahrain says it will open airspace to Qatar from Monday
Middle East
January 11, 2021
Bahrain says it will open airspace to Qatar from Monday
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain will open its airspace to Qatar as of January 11, the civil aviation affairs authority said…
Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea
World
January 10, 2021
Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian divers on Sunday located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth…
Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
World
January 9, 2021
Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking…
Easing dispute, UAE announces reopening of borders to Qatar
Middle East
January 8, 2021
Easing dispute, UAE announces reopening of borders to Qatar
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates announced on Friday that it would reopen its borders and…
Russian security experts to inspect Hurghada International Airport
Egypt
January 8, 2021
Russian security experts to inspect Hurghada International Airport
The Hurghada International Airport is preparing for the arrival of a Russian inspection committee containing security and aviation experts to…
Boeing to pay $2.5 billion to settle US criminal probe over 737 MAX crashes
World
January 8, 2021
Boeing to pay $2.5 billion to settle US criminal probe over 737 MAX crashes
Boeing has been ordered to pay $2.5 billion (€2.04 billion) in fines to settle charges that the company defrauded regulators…