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Air France-KLM to order 50 long-haul Airbus A350s: group
AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» PARIS - Air France-KLM announced Monday that it was going to place a "major order" for 50 long-haul Airbus A350s, as part of its effort to introduce more fuel-efficient planes.
Dutch judges to give long-awaited flight MH17 verdict
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» BADHOEVEDORP (NETHERLANDS) - A Dutch court gives its verdict Thursday in the trial of four men over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 above Ukraine in 2014, as tensions soar over Russia's invasion eight years later.
France jabs kids, Chinese city locks down as Omicron surges
AFP, Published on 22/12/2021
» PARIS: France started vaccinating children over five and China plunged a city into a strict lockdown on Wednesday as governments scramble to contain fresh virus surges driven by the Omicron variant.
Jail sentences demanded for Russians suspected of downing Malaysian plane
AFP, Published on 20/12/2021
» THE HAGUE: Dutch prosecutors will this week set out their sentencing demands for four men on trial in absentia over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in war-torn Ukraine in 2014.
Trial in MH17 crash to start hearing evidence
AFP, Published on 07/06/2021
» BADHOEVEDORP, Netherlands: Dutch judges will on Monday start hearing evidence against three Russian suspects and a Ukrainian in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine in 2014.
Regulator orders deeper testing after Boeing engine scare
AFP, Published on 24/02/2021
» NEW YORK: US aviation regulators on Tuesday ordered inspections of all Pratt & Whitney engines similar to the one that broke up on a Boeing 777 passenger plane over Denver at the weekend, directing the tests be carried out before any return to service.
Metal fatigue suspected in Boeing 777 engine scare
AFP, Published on 24/02/2021
» NEW YORK - Metal fatigue has emerged as the chief suspect in last week's spectacular engine failure on a United Airlines plane, which scattered debris over suburban Denver and led to dozens of Boeing 777 aircraft being grounded worldwide.
Boeing grounds 777s after engine fire
AFP, Published on 22/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - Boeing confirmed Monday that dozens of its 777 aircraft were grounded globally after the engine of a United Airlines plane caught fire and scattered debris over a suburb of Denver, Colorado.
US aviation body orders extra inspections of some Boeing 777s
AFP, Published on 22/02/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered extra inspections Sunday of some Boeing 777 passenger jets, after a United Airlines flight suffered engine failure a day earlier, scattering debris across a Colorado community.
Australia, Netherlands slam Russia withdrawal from MH17 talks
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» SYDNEY - Australia on Friday joined the Netherlands in slamming Russia's decision to withdraw from consultations over its involvement in the 2014 downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, which killed 298 people, mostly Dutch and Australian citizens.