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Nok Air postpones again as chief admits pilots have quit (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/02/2016
» Nok Air has put off for another 10 days its planned resumption of normal operations. At least 17 Nok Air pilots have quit the company, a fact previously denied by its chief executive.
Fiji storm: Death toll 29, massive reconstruction required (Updated Tuesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/02/2016
» Officials hope the death toll from super-storm Winston, now at 29, is nearly final. Aerial surveys indicate a massive reconstruction effort will be needed.
Nok Air gets warning, dismissed captain blames pilot shortage
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/02/2016
» The dismissed Nok Air pilot blames a severe lack of pilots for Sunday's crisis as the government warns the company it could lose its licence if it allows passengers to be affected by its problems.
Hole blown in side of plane but safe landing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/02/2016
» Bomb or structural fatigue blows hole out of plane in Somalia, forcing emergency landing. Old man may have fallen out.
Debris likely from Japanese rocket, not MH370 (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/01/2016
» A Japanese rocket maker says a large piece of metal that washed up on a beach in Thailand is likely part of a rocket launched by Japan, not a missing Malaysian plane.
AirAsia crash caused by equipment and pilot error, investigators say
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/12/2015
» Faulty equipment and the crew's "inability to control the aircraft" led an AirAsia A320 to crash into the Java Sea last year, killing all 162 people onboard, a report said on Tuesday.
Turkey shoots down Russian warplane, pilot rescued (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/11/2015
» Tensions soared yesterday as Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border which it claimed had violated its airspace. One of the two pilots has now been reported to have been rescued.
Bomb behind Russian plane crash, US & UK suspect
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/11/2015
» Possible bombing would be first time IS, which controls vast parts of Syria & Iraq, has bombed a passenger plane. 20,000 UK nationals now stuck in Egyptian Red Sea resort.
MH17 wreckage reveals horror of plane's last moments
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/10/2015
» As Russian-made surface-to-air missile exploded, front of plane torn off, plane broke up & passengers conscious for up to 90 seconds before pieces fell to ground.
Indonesia's smog hits tourism islands Phuket and Koh Samui
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/10/2015
» Heavy layers of smog blanketed the south since Monday, creating health risks & delaying flights up to 2 hours to tourist destinations such as Phuket.