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A Singaporean man of Chinese origin was sentenced to four weeks in jail and fined 1,000 Singapore dollars for racist remarks insulting an Indian national working at the Changi airport. (Representational Image)

Singapore-Chinese man gets 4 weeks in jail for racist attack on Indian

On August 3, he was in an elevator at Changi Airport Terminal 2 when 33-year-old Indian national Ramachandiran Umapathy, entered the lift.

27 Jul 2019 9:27 AM

On his way to airport to board a flight to Europe, a 42-year-old business man was charred to death as he could not get out of his moving SUV when it caught fire in Mahendra Park area in northwest Delhi, police said on Friday. (Representational Image)

42-yr-old Delhi man got locked in burning car, charred to death in car

According to his family member, he left the house at 10 pm on Thursday for airport as he along with his friends had planned trip to Europe.

27 Jul 2019 9:16 AM

After being caught by the CISF for possessing a gun, the man was handed over to the local police. (Representational Image)

Bihar: Man arrested for gun possession at Patna airport

The man had hidden the pistol inside the lunch box. He had booked his ticket with IndiGo airlines and was suppose to fly to Delhi.

25 Jul 2019 4:23 PM

The incident happened as several parts of the Himalayan nation has been receiving heavy rainfall since Friday morning. (Photo: ANI | Representative)

Plane skids off runway in Kathmandu, flights disrupted

The domestic flight with a call sign 9N-AMM was flying from western city Nepalgunj when it veered off the runway while landing.

12 Jul 2019 3:02 PM

‘Heavy cloud formation was bringing more rains to the city,’ the IMD official said. ‘The catchment areas of dams that supply drinking water to Mumbai are also receiving good precipitation. The city is expected to receive more rains today,’ he added. (Photo: ANI | Representative)

Heavy rains return to Mumbai; road, rail, air transport hit

‘There is delay due to weather. There's been no flight cancellation. However, 3 diversions have taken place,’ an airport spokesperson said.

08 Jul 2019 2:09 PM

The team of researchers tested it later in May and was able to watch as the research aircraft made a completely automatic landing at the Diamond Aircraft airfield. (Photo: ANI)

Tinier airports to have autopilot landings soon

Researchers are looking forward to developing procedures that will allow automatic landing based on satellite navigation.

06 Jul 2019 7:37 AM

The SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft, which was stuck between the main runway and grass area after skidding off on arrival at the airport here Monday late night, has been pulled back to the runway Thursday, paving the way for full-fledged operations at the aerodrome, officials said. (Photo: ANI)

SpiceJet plane stranded on Mumbai runway pulled out after days

The Runway End Surface Area (RESA) is an extended area at the end of the runway to limit an aircraft in eventuality a runway over shoots.

05 Jul 2019 9:53 AM

Two persons were shot dead and another was injured at Pakistan's international airport in Lahore city by unidentified attackers on Wednesday, police said, causing panic among passengers within the lounge. (Representational Image)

2 shot dead, one injured at Lahore airport in Pakistan

The incident occurred around 10 am (local time) when the victims were returning from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah.

03 Jul 2019 1:30 PM

A man was arrested at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) confiscated foreign currency worth over Rs 10 lakh concealed inside two dummy mobile chargers from the passenger. (Representational Image)

10 lakh worth foreign notes found inside mobile chargers in Mumbai airport

The passenger was arrested by the CISF officials during the pre-embarkation security check at the Security Hold Area of the airport.

01 Jul 2019 1:53 PM

Ten people were killed after a private aircraft crashed into a hangar at a local airport in the US state of Texas on Sunday (local time). (Representational Image)

10 killed as plane crashes into hanger at airport in Texas

There was no one at the hanger at the time of the incident, reported CNN.

01 Jul 2019 9:32 AM

Flights in and out of Newark were delayed for about an hour while passengers deplaned and the aircraft was moved, the FAA said, adding that its investigators were en route to the airport. (Representational Image)

New York-area airport briefly closed after plane lands on flat tires

No major injuries were reported in the incident at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, just across the Hudson River.

16 Jun 2019 10:26 AM

The Centre has directed 84 airports across the country to install body scanners by March 2020, replacing existing door frame metal detectors and hand-held scanners besides pat-down searches of passengers to detect metallic objects, according to an official document. (Representational Image)

84 airports to install body scanners by March 2020, says Centre

28 hypersensitive and 56 sensitive airports will install body scanners by next year while remaining airports can install it by March 2021.

02 Jun 2019 3:29 PM

The flight I5 588 took off from Bagdogra with 179 passengers on board. (Representational Image)

Bengaluru airport receives threat call, AirAsia plane cordoned off

The forces and authorities swung into action and the flight was kept in isolation bay.

27 May 2019 9:45 AM

The airport official did not confirm that the couple had been detained.

Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal and wife stopped from leaving India: Airport official

Local media said the Goyals had been traveling to Dubai for a connecting flight to London.

26 May 2019 10:23 AM

The system was already operational at 15 US airports as of the end of 2018.

Airports to use facial recognition to scan departing passengers

The technology is used to keep track of those who have overstayed their visas.

19 Apr 2019 10:54 AM

Mumbai has been the world's busiest single-runway airport handling close to 1,000 flights a day for the third year in a row in 2018. (Photo: File)

Mumbai airport has more private jet departures than Dubai, Tokyo

The nation's financial capital is home to the maximum number of the rich in the country.

14 Apr 2019 10:40 AM

All the passengers were disembarked safely and had to undergo a security check. (Representational Image)

Mumbai-Singapore plane makes emergency landing after bomb hoax

A Singapore Airlines flight carrying 263 passengers landed safely in Singapore on Tuesday, after the pilot had raised a bomb threat.

26 Mar 2019 12:01 PM

People in the capital have been on edge due to rumours that the eastern-based Libya National Army (LNA) loyal to Khalifa Haftar might seek to take it after gaining control of much of the south.

Airport reopens after drone alert

Residents have repeatedly spotted drones flying over Tripoli in the past few days but the reason is not clear.

10 Mar 2019 1:59 PM

Prabhu lays foundation stone of 7 airport infra projects worth Rs 497 cr

The airport infrastructure projects inaugurated by Prabhu on Friday were for Trivandrum, Calicut and Mangaluru.

22 Feb 2019 3:56 PM

Sussex police made two arrests late on Friday in connection with the disruption and urged the public and passengers around the airport to remain vigilant.

London's Gatwick airport reopens again, police make two arrests

Britain’s second busiest airport briefly closed again on Friday to investigate a new drone sighting.

22 Dec 2018 3:53 PM

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