Initial probe says Russian missile caused Kazakhstan crash

Following the preliminary investigations into the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 in which 38 passengers were killed near Aktau in Kazakhstan, it was revealed that a Russian missile was......

Plane carrying 67 passengers from Baku to Russia crashes in Kazakhstan

A passenger plane travelling from Azerbaijan to southern Russia with 67 people on board crashed near Aktau, a city in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, CNN reported, citing local officials. Kazakhstan's......

AI cancels Kabul flight, diverts 2 US-Delhi flights

Air India cancelled its Delhi-Kabul-Delhi flight that was scheduled to operate on Monday to avoid Afghanistan airspace after it was declared "uncontrolled" by authorities at the Kabul airport,......

23 killed in Azerbaijan plane crash

A technical problem caused the crash of a plane in Azerbaijan, which killed 23 people including eight foreigners, officials said Saturday.The Antonov An-140 aircraft, bound for the Kazakh city of......

The best airline staff in the world

No matter where are you flying globally, here are the world’s most courteous, friendly, helpful and efficient airline crews from each continent. The recently-held World Airline Award by......

Domestic air traffic soars 28% on budget airlines

Domestic air passenger traffic has grown over 28 per cent to 425,000 in October 2005, compared with 331, 000 in the same period last year.The highest ever growth rate in passenger traffic has been......

IndiGo charts new flight plan for Gatwick, other EU destinations

The plan is to charge 30 per cent less. Travel sector executives say if IndiGo is able to do so, it could create a new class of flyers. IndiGo is looking at starting a flight to London and to......

Private carriers free to fly into Air India territory

In a major boost to private airlines, especially IndiGo and SpiceJet, the civil aviation ministry has lifted the freeze on them to expand abroad. The government had imposed the freeze in March......

Saudi Arabia and Formula One discussing F1 race

Formula One and the 10 teams would seek reassurance on issues including human rights, gender equality and media freedom before any race could happen. IMAGE: The Middle East already hosts two......

Force One? Force Racing? What will Mallya call his F1 team?

'The Indian Grand Prix is gone, sadly. There are no Indian sponsors who’ve come to the table' IMAGE: Vijay Mallya. Photograph: Twitter. Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya has steered his......

Formula One teams rule out Russian race boycott

Formula One teams say they will race in Russia, despite the crisis in Ukraine and downing of a Malaysian airliner, unless the country's debut Grand Prix in October is called off or they are ordered......