BEIJING, China: The Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) completed a three-hour pre-delivery test flight of China's C919 aircraft at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai this week, according to a statement on its website. "This marked a successful test flight of the first C919 plane ahead of its delivery to the first customer," Comac said. "The flight test completed all the scheduled tasks, and the 

China's C919, rival to Boeing, Airbus, readies for passenger service

China's rival to Boeing 737, Airbus A320 nears completion

China prepares to deliver its version or Boeing, Airbus aircraft

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Emirates Air, one of the world's largest airlines, said it lost $1.1 billion over the past fiscal year, which was still an 80 percent improvement from one year earlier. The airline had posted a $5.5. billion loss in the previous fiscal year. The Mideast's top carrier said revenue was up 91 percent, reaching $16.1 billion, and expects to climb out of the red and become profitab

Emirates lost $1 billion last year, expects to see profits in 2022-23

After Covid losses, Emirates Air projects profits

Emirates lost $1 billion, says that's an 80 percent improvement

KUNMING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Around 180 million years ago, the Lufeng basin with abundant water afforded ideal living conditions for dinosaurs, and the biological heritage from that period continues to affect people's lives today.Yang Zhongjian, China's pioneer in paleontology, first excavated the skeleton of Lufengosaurus huenei, a herbivorous dinosaur existing in the early and middle Jurassic, with his assis

China&#039;s &quot;Jurassic Park&quot; brings new opportunities to locals

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 21 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reviewed the preparations for Amarnath Yatra at a high-level meeting in Raj Bhawan on Saturday.
Sinha said that it is the priority of the administration to ensure the best facilities for the pilgrims.
The meeting was attended by senior officials of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB).
The Lt Governor fixed June 15 as 

Best facilities for pilgrims is our top priority, says J-K LG after reviewing preparations for Amarnath Yatra

New Delhi [India] May 21 (ANI): A further drop in the water levels in the Yamuna river has led to a decrease in the national capital's water production, owing to which water supply will be affected in north, north-west, west and parts of south Delhi and Delhi Cantt., informed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Saturday.
The official statement posted by the DJB on its official Twitter handle read, "Due to depletion of pond level

Water supply to be affected in north, north-west, west and parts of south Delhi

WASHINGTON - The first flights of infant formula from Europe, authorized by President Joe Biden to relieve a deepening U.S. shortage, will arrive in Indiana aboard military aircraft this weekend, the White House announced Friday.The White House says 132 pallets of Nestle Health Science Alfamino Infant and Alfamino Junior formula will leave Ramstein Air Base in Germany and arrive in the U.S. this weekend. Another

First Formula Flights From Europe to Arrive This Weekend

YUMA, ARIZONA - Gladys Martinez's voice is almost lost in the crackling midday heat of Arizona as she steps onto U.S. soil.'We come seeking asylum,' she whispers as she thrusts forward pictures she says show her murdered daughter.Martinez, a Honduran, is one of dozens of people who arrive daily in Yuma, a small city on the Mexican border where there are gaps in the wall that separate the two countries.</p

For Desperate Migrants, Hope is in Breach at US Border Wall

New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Central government has announced the fresh composition of the Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council that includes 13 members, including its Chairman Amit Shah.
Ministry of Home mentions the move in its gazette noification issued on Friday pointing out that the step was taken in supersession of the Inter-State Council Secretariat's notification dated August 9, 2019, and with the

Centre declares fresh composition of Standing Committee of Inter-State Council

Candolim (Goa) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant launched three helicopter services in Goa in association with BLADE India on Friday.
"These services are necessary for Goa's tourism, medical emergency and commercial purposes. Tourists and locals will be able to access the service," he said.
Following the commencement, he also said, "Heli Tourism will let us explore the hinterlands of Goa like nev

Goa CM launches three helicopter services for oiling wheels of tourism

New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): In the last over a fortnight Prime Minister Narendra Modi has had a busy foreign visit schedule. He embarked on a three-day visit to Germany, Denmark and France earlier this month and then went to Nepal on Buddha Jayanti.
The Prime Minister will be off on another important visit to Japan next week, continuing his jet-setting schedule this month.
If a close look is taken at his schedule, th

Why does PM Modi prefer night travel for foreign tours?

New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday granted Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to Jet Airways which can now resume flight operations.
A senior DGCA official told ANI that the airline had been granted AOC.
The airline had on May 17 conducted the second and final set of two proving flights with 31 people on board, including DGCA officials.
"The airline has completed all requis

Jet Airways gets air operator certificate from DGCA, to resume commercial flights

For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine.The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT:5:38 a.m.: CNN reports that Vadim Shishimarin, 21, the Russian soldier charged with war crimes in Ukraine, was in court in Kyiv on Friday.In the third day o

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 20

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing's crew capsule rocketed into orbit Thursday on a repeat test flight without astronauts, after years of being grounded by flaws that could have doomed the spacecraft.Only a test dummy was aboard. If the capsule reaches the International Space Station on Friday and everything else goes well, two or three NASA test pilots could strap in by the end of this year or early next for the com

Boeing Crew Capsule Launches to Space Station in 2nd Test

London [UK], May 20 (ANI): The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton, on Thursday evening, hit the red carpet for the UK premiere of 'Top Gun: Maverick' alongside its lead actor Tom Cruise.
According to People magazine, for the occasion, Kate was dressed in a black floor-length Roland Mouret gown with a white off-the-shoulder neckline. She left her hair loose behind the ears which highlighted her

Kate Middleton, Prince William join Tom Cruise for 'Top Gun: Maverick' UK premiere



                                                    
                                                    
DUBAI, 19th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Airport authorities have been building more resilient security infrastructure that is able to monitor a large number of passenger movements as security threat is rising, with new data driven technologies and significant passenger growth, experts and officials said at the Airport Sec

Airports are building more resilient security infrastructure: Experts tell Global Airport Leaders' Forum

UMPHANG, THAILAND - Kayin farmer Khaw Mying looks up to the dark, cloudy sky as she attaches a bamboo panel onto the side of her makeshift hut in the temporary camp for displaced people at the edge of a rubber tree plantation.In a normal year, rain clouds would be a welcome sight for Myanmar farmers at the start of the growing season, but for Khaw Mying and thousands of other agricultural workers in the country,

Farmers in Myanmar&#039;s Kayin State Face Indiscriminate Attacks

Washington - The Somali government has released $9.6 million it seized from a United Arab Emirates plane in Mogadishu four years ago, a step aimed at mending relations that have been stuck at a low point ever since."The money has been released and it is on its way to the Emirates," Somali Deputy Information Minister Abdirahman Yusuf Al-Adala told VOA Somali.Other reliable government sources said Somali Pr

Somalia Releases Nearly $10M Seized from UAE Plane Four Years Ago

For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine.The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 12:50 a.m.: RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty shares an <a class="wsw__a" href="https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-mariupol-azovstal-russia-mother-soldier-missing/3185686

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 19

washington - Experts say North Korea is likely to dismiss almost all international anti-virus help, at least for now, despite its first acknowledged outbreak of suspected COVID-19 cases surging across the country.The country is scrambling to deal with rapidly rising cases of COVID-19 symptoms as it announced 1.72 million patients with fevers and 62 deaths as of Tuesday via its official Korean Central News Agency

Experts: North Korea Likely to Dismiss International Anti-COVID Aid



                                                    
                                                    
DUBAI, 18th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Passenger experience is paramount and airports need to invest and accelerate investment in innovative technology and at the same time focus on the seamless journey as well as sustainability, said exhibitors and experts participating in the 21st Airport Show in Dubai.

"Airpor

Airports need to invest more in innovative technology, say experts at Dubai's 2022 Airport Show

MADRID, Spain: In a coordinated move last week, Spain and Portugal approved a temporary cap on natural gas prices.The move was described by Portugal's environment minister as an "unprecedented" bid to slow soaring energy prices and inflation.As a result of energy prices surging across Europe following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, earlier this year Spain and Portugal joined forces to ask the European Un

Spain, Portugal approve plans to cap energy prices

In joint action, Spain, Portugal act to stabilize gas prices

Working together, Spain, Portugal set plan to control gas prices

Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has accused the Nordic country of making ?unjust? oil and gas money amid the Ukraine conflictNorway should share the "excess" profits it's been making as oil and gas prices soar amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at the National Youth Dialogue Congress on Saturday."But should we be paying Norway 

Poland tells Norway to hand over oil revenues

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 22 (ANI): The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has caused constant unrest and a severe food crunch in the country with the newest one emerging in the form of soaring food prices, especially the inflation of flour which presently costs about 2800 Afghanis.
In a short span of fewer than three months, food prices have almost doubled, reported The Khaama Press. The price of a sack of flour ranges betwe

Food crisis deepens in Afghanistan as a sack of flour now costs 2800-3,000 Afghanis in Kabul

Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): Under the shed of its so-called friendship with Moscow, China is increasing purchases of oil from Russia at bargain prices, CNBC reported citing UK media.
This comes after it initially cut back on Russian supplies, for fear of appearing to openly support Moscow and potentially expose its state oil giants to sanctions.
Protecting the country's overseas assets from US-led sanctions, China has 

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