Listen to the article Pakistan celebrated an aviation milestone on Monday with the historic landing of the first commercial flight at the New Gwadar International Airport. PIA flight PK-503 took off from Karachi at 9:50 am with 46 passengers on board and landed at the state-of-the-art facility in Gwadar at 11:15 am, marking the official … Read more
In this photograph taken on April 26, 2018, Pakistani airport staff walk through Islamabad International Airport on the outskirts of Islamabad. -AFP Abid Ali’s name was on the IBMS list, according to immigration officials. Aminullah, a passenger bound for Oman, had two passports. Authorities say some passengers’ documents were incomplete. KARACHI: At least 30 passengers … Read more
In this photograph taken on April 26, 2018, Pakistani airport staff walk through Islamabad International Airport on the outskirts of Islamabad. -AFP Pakistan seeks to generate revenue by accelerating privatization. The matter will now be referred to the International Finance Corporation. The government also wants to shed 60% of its stake in debt-ridden airline PIA. … Read more
South Korean officials have vowed to find out what caused a Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air crashed in flames while attempting to land over the weekend, killing all but two of the 181 people on board. A day after the disaster, there were still far more questions than answers about the country’s worst air … Read more
A plane caught fire after leaving the runway at a South Korean airport, killing at least 28 people on board, emergency services said. The plane carrying 181 people was engulfed by fire when it skidded off the runway just after landing and hit a fence. The emergency service said its landing gear appeared to have … Read more
The Israeli military said airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted Houthi rebel-held by the capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida. The director-general of the World Health Organization said the attack happened as he was preparing to board a flight in Sanaa, injuring a crew member. The Israeli military later told The Associated Press … Read more