US denies cyberattack after snag hits flight system

There is no evidence of a cyberattack, the White House said on Wednesday following hours of grounding of flights in the United States by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) due to a technical......

Most viruses do not spread easily on flights: CDC

Most viruses and other germs do not spread easily on flights, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention has said in its COVID-19 guidelines which do not recommend following social......

Reconsider travel plans to Pak: US to its citizens

The United States has advised its citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan due to terrorism and asked them not to travel to restive Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan occupied......

16 killed in Texas hot air balloon crash

Sixteen people were killed on Saturday when a large hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in central Texas. All 16 people aboard a hot air balloon died when it caught fire and crashed in a field......

Is National Investment Board needed?

Vinayak ChatterjeeChairman, Feedback Infra "Over 65 clearances are required for a thermal power project at three different levels - federal, state and local. There are 17 ministries at the central......

DGCA's enforcement powers remain on paper

Directorate General of Civil Aviation may have been slow to act against Kingfisher Airlines but the regulator's notice to the airline last week comes as an acknowledgement that financial crisis......

New aviation wing may monitor finances

The civil aviation ministry is considering a proposal to set up a separate unit to monitor and analyse the financial position of airlines. That would take the function of monitoring airlines'......

Cash-rich Ajay Piramal Group eyes homeland security

The cash-rich Ajay Piramal Group has floated a new company, Piramal Systems and Technologies, to spearhead the group's foray into defence security business.The company has identified Global......

Kobe Bryant crash: Investigators requests public's help

The dense fog, and its role in the crash, came under scrutiny on Monday IMAGE: Graffiti and a mural memorialize former NBA star Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas,......

What caused the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant?

The weather situation did not meet our minimum standards for flying: Los Angeles police spokesman IMAGE: Pictures of NBA star Kobe Bryant are shown on screens around LA Live following his death in......