March 18, 2022
A missile that was accidentally launched out of India last week fired into the flight path of dozens of commercial jets flying in the region at the same time. Several planes passed through the direct trajectory of the missile that …
October 19, 2021
Back in the cockpit after time off recovering from Covid-19, an airline pilot forgot to start his plane’s second engine for takeoff, a mistake that could have ended in disaster if he hadn’t aborted the flight. Another pilot, fresh from …
December 1, 2020
On Sept. 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered off the runway after landing, sparking an investigation by the country’s transport safety regulator. It found the pilot had flown …
August 9, 2020
The Air India Express jet that overshot the runway on Friday, killing at least 18 people, had touched down too far along the airstrip, the chief of India’s aviation regulator said amid ongoing investigations. Arun Kumar, director general for civil …
May 22, 2020
A Pakistan International Airlines Corp. flight with 99 people on board crashed into a residential neighborhood of Karachi after the pilots reported losing power from both engines as the plane approached for landing. So far 80 deaths have been confirmed, …
May 6, 2019
An Aeroflot PJSC plane on a domestic Russian flight made a fiery emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, killing 41 people. Flight SU1492 to Murmansk, a Sukhoi Superjet, suffered an engine fire after technical problems forced it to return to …
October 26, 2018
A no-deal Brexit would drag the U.K. economy to a near standstill next year, according to a new report. If Britain leaves the European Union without an agreement, reverting to World Trade Organization’s most-favored-nation status rules, gross domestic product would …
September 21, 2018
Pilots operating a Jet Airways India Ltd. flight on Thursday forgot to turn on a switch that maintains optimal pressure in the cabin during ascent, causing injuries to some aboard. About 30 of the 166 passengers aboard the Boeing Co. …
March 28, 2016
Indian airport operator GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd. said it sold a stake in its Bengaluru aerodrome to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., helping cut debt. The shares rose. Fairfax will buy 33 percent of Bangalore International Airport Ltd. for 21.49 …
December 3, 2015
As the flood-ravaged Indian city of Chennai prayed for respite from torrential rains, a trade body said losses to businesses from the record downpour could reach more than 150 billion rupees ($2.2 billion).* Water discharged from overflowing lakes and reservoirs …