Tag: air carriers

• Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 00:36 UTC

  London denies UK and France could share aircraft carriers

  

  The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Defence Secretary Liam Fox is to meet his French counterpart to discuss further defence co-operation. But a senior MoD source has told the BBC there are no plans for the two countries to share aircraft carriers.

• Tuesday, August 17th 2010 - 09:09 UTC

  “Miracle” in Colombia: Lightning downs aircraft: one dead, 114 injured

  

  A Boeing 737-700 from Colombian air carrier Aires operating as Flight 8250 from Bogota Eldorado Airport to San Andres Island in the Caribbean split into three pieces on landing after being struck by lightning, according to statements from Colombia’s national police.

• Friday, July 30th 2010 - 02:57 UTC

  International air traffic showed strong recovery in June said IATA

  

  International air passenger demand (particularly China and Latinamerica) and freight showed a strong improvement during June compared to a year ago according to the latest traffic international statistics released by the International Air Transport Association, IATA.