Malaysia Airlines to operate first passenger flight powered by sustainable fuel
Malaysia Airlines invites guests and sustainability advocates to travel on the landmark flights.
Mon May 30 2022
Cathay plans world's longest passenger flight, avoids Russian airspace
Many airlines have cancelled routes to Russian cities or are avoiding its airspace over Moscow's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.
Wed Mar 30 2022
Hong Kong bans passenger flights from Indonesia over COVID-19 fears
Hong Kong suspends flights after the number of imported COVID-19 cases from Indonesia crossed thresholds set by the global financial hub.
Thu Jun 24 2021
Only cargo flights allowed to and from India since April 28: Wee
Wee said converting passenger flights to cargo-only flights had been a practice for many months now due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mon May 03 2021
Canada to suspend passenger flights from India, Pakistan over COVID-19 fears
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Canada would not hesitate to bar flights from other nations if needed.
Fri Apr 23 2021
Malaysian court releases Pakistan national carrier's grounded plane
Pakistan's national carrier is now readying a crew for the plane to resume a passenger flight home by Friday.
Wed Jan 27 2021
First commercial passenger flight from UAE lands in Israel
The first commercial passenger flight to Israel by a carrier from the United Arab Emirates landed near Tel Aviv on Monday, further cementing a normalization deal between the two countries.
Tue Oct 20 2020
COVID-19: Thailand extends ban on international passenger flights to June 30
The ban does not apply to state or military aircraft, emergency landing, technical landing without disembarkation, humanitarian, medical or relief flights, repatriation flights and cargo flights.
Sat May 16 2020
Dubai's Emirates cuts passenger flights to 13 destinations
Emirates said it has tried to maintain passenger flights "for as long as feasible" to help travelers return home amid all the travel bans, restrictions and lockdowns.
Mon Mar 23 2020
Air freight rates skyrocket amid passenger flight cuts, Chinese factory restarts
About half of the air cargo carried worldwide normally flies in the belly of passenger jets rather than in dedicated freighters.
Wed Mar 11 2020
Engine shut down as smoke fills cabin of Jetstar flight
The Airbus A320 was en route to the northern Queensland city on Thursday evening when the pilot took action to deal with what the carrier said was "a technical issue with one of its engines".
Fri Sep 23 2016
Three feared dead as passenger flight crashes in Taiwan
A passenger plane with 58 people on board plunged into a river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei Wednesday.
Wed Feb 04 2015
China suffers world's worst flight delays: report
Beijing International Airport is the world's most delayed airport, with just 18.3 percent of commercial passenger flights leaving on time.
Sat Jul 13 2013
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024