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Air India finds no issues with fuel switches on 787s
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» MUMBAI - An Air India inspection of the locking feature on the fuel control switches of its Boeing 787 aircraft found no issues, an internal communication circulated within the airline said.
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY — From his first moments on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three important clues about what kind of leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church he will be.
Hong Kong's Cathay not following Singapore Airlines' ban on using power banks
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/03/2025
» Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has said it "assessed all the risks" in allowing the continued use of power banks on flights, after Singapore Airlines followed the lead of some other Asian carriers by barring passengers from charging electronics with the devices.
Green rules could lead to coffee shortage in EU
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/12/2023
» The European Union is facing the prospect of a coffee shortage in 2025 as the market grapples with a lack of clarity in new deforestation regulations, according to the International Coffee Organization.
Cambodia says lost artifacts found in Gallery 249 at the Met
New York Times, Published on 19/08/2022
» In the 1970s, long after its encyclopaedic collection had been acknowledged as among the world’s finest, the Metropolitan Museum of Art recognised it had slender holdings in South or Southeast Asian art. One in-house estimate suggested that no more than 60 objects were worth exhibiting.
Claims stemming from Australia football probe referred to police
AFP, Published on 27/05/2022
» SYDNEY - An independent inquiry into an alleged toxic culture within Australian football has referred three separate complaints to police, with two further claims being probed in house.
Hong Kong bars inbound SIA flights
Reuters, Published on 02/04/2021
» SINGAPORE: Hong Kong has barred incoming passenger flights from Singapore operated by Singapore Airlines until mid-April, after a positive Covid-19 case was found on a flight.
Payment startups big winners of e-commerce boom
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» PARIS - They were little known before the pandemic, but startups in the flourishing digital payment industry are now worth a fortune as Covid-19 has forced people to increasingly embrace e-commerce.
Vlogger faces backlash for negative review of Singapore Airlines
TODAY, Published on 17/01/2020
» A German travel vlogger who posted a critical review of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight on Jan 7 has since received over 100 abusive messages over Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, many more abrasive comments on his YouTube and Instagram pages, and even a death threat.
Pressure mounts on aviation industry over climate change
AFP, Published on 09/06/2019
» PARIS: Under pressure from frequent flyers alarmed over climate change, the airline industry says it is "hellbent" on reducing emissions — but the technology needed to drastically reduce its carbon footprint is still out of reach.