DHL cargo plane makes emergency landing on frozen Estonian lake, 1 crew member injured A cargo plane with engine and landing gear problems made an emergency landing Thursday on the frozen surface of a lake outside the Estonian capital, authorities said. One ...
<div id="subtitle">FedEx cargo plane veers off Texas runway and catches fire; crew walks away</div><div><p>Officials say a FedEx cargo plane landing at a Lubbock, Texas, airport veered off the runway, crashed and caught fire, but that both crew members walked away from the ...
<div><p>Airlines are on course for one of their toughest ever years, top industry association IATA warned on Thursday as the global slump pushes air cargo into free fall and slashes passenger growth.</p><p>"2009 is shaping up to be one of the toughest ever ...
<div><p>US aerospace giant Boeing forecast Tuesday that global air cargo traffic would grow 5.8 percent annually over the next two decades, tripling an industry that has proved resilient to economic shocks.</p><p>"Air cargo traffic will grow over the long term despite current near-term ...
<div><p>A small Twin Otter plane carrying 10 passengers and two crew was struck from behind as it landed in northern Canada Tuesday by another Twin Otter cargo plane, yet landed safely, the airlines said Tuesday.</p><p>Innu Mikun Airlines Flight 961 was on a ...
<div id="subtitle">US unveils new air safety rule aimed at preventing fuel tank explosions like TWA 800's</div><div><p>A device to prevent airplane fuel tanks from exploding must be installed on certain passenger jets and cargo planes, federal officials said Wednesday, 12 years after such ...
<div id="subtitle">Dubai airline Emirates optimistic of recovery in cargo business in next 8-12 months</div><div><p>Dubai airline Emirates believes the slump in global freight traffic is near a bottom and is optimistic signs of recovery will emerge next year, a senior official said Thursday.</p>< ...
<div id="subtitle">5 crew members of Ukrainian aircraft killed when plane catches fire in Egypt's Luxor</div><div><p>Five crew members died when a Ukrainian cargo plane crashed during takeoff, burst into flames and slid down the runway on Friday in the popular Egyptian tourist city ...
<div><p>International air travel traffic slumped even further in January plunging the airline industry deeper into crisis, the industry association IATA reported Thursday.</p><p>Passenger demand fell by 5.6 percent in January compared to the same month last year, a full percentage point worse than ...
<div><p>New Zealand's competition watchdog said Monday it was taking court action against 13 international airlines for allegedly forming a cartel in the air cargo market.</p><p>New Zealand Commerce Commission chairwoman Paula Rebstock said the airlines -- including British Airways, Cathay Pacific, United Airlines, ...
