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'5-star property' on rails: Man says China's bullet train cannot match India's Vande Bharat Sleeper after a ride; watch videoTravel vlogger Debajit Das has praised the Vande Bharat Sleeper train after travelling from Howrah to Kamakhya, comparing its facilities to...
USDA and CBP spent $861 million checking travellers and cargo for farm pests in 2011, but fees left a $325 million gap because federal law limits who paysThe United States has struggled with funding for its Agricultural Quarantine Inspection program due to fee shortfalls. In 2011, the program...
Farmer finds door of private jet that fell off within 3 minutes of takeoff from Nigeria’s capital, 3000 feet in the airA private plane operated by Triton Aviation experienced an emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Abuja. The incident occurred when a...
Bedbugs on a Qantas flight: Passengers report insects crawling on clothes, shoes and blankets, return service gets canceledTravellers reported bedbugs in a 17-hour-flight flying to Rome from Perth. Passengers said that insects were crawling everywhere from their...
Passenger's earbud tip gets stuck inside ear on moving train; what Indian Railways did next left him pleasantly surprisedA passenger travelling on the Kaveri Express received medical assistance after a wireless earbud’s silicone tip got stuck in their ear duri...
DGCA probing Air India plane incident; will wait for final report, says aviation min NaiduAn Air India flight from Frankfurt to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur after a hijack alert. The alert was later confirmed to be false after se...
Air Canada Flight 143 bound for Edmonton ran out of fuel mid-air after ground crews used pounds instead of kilograms while calculating its load; pilots glided the powerless Boeing 767 to safety but faced consequencesOn July 23, 1983, Air Canada Flight 143 faced a critical fuel shortage, prompting an emergency landing in Gimli, Manitoba, coinciding with ...
One power bank banned on all flights in India after IndiGo Delhi-Chennai flight fire scare; reason behind power banks explosions inside planesWhich power bank has DGCA banned? DGCA has banned the MOBIKINS MK-PB-04 power bank from flights to, from and within India after an IndiGo D...
Aviation regulator bans use of particular power bank on flightsThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has prohibited the carriage of the MOBIKINS MK-PB-04 power bank. This decision follows a recent f...
Germany briefly shuts Nuremberg airport, scrambles jets to escort flight from CorfuPolice cordoned off Nuremberg airport in southern Germany and launched an investigation before the commercial plane landed safely from the ...
In 1824, construction began on New Jersey’s Morris Canal, where 23 inclined planes carried boats up and down hills; some lifts spanned up to 100 feetConstructed in the early 1830s, the Morris Canal stands as a significant achievement in New Jersey's engineering history. It uniquely utili...
Bringing down cost of flying can lead to disruptive aviation growth: Air India executiveReducing taxes on aviation could make air travel more affordable for average Indians. Air India officials believe this will drive significa...
IndiGo to have 9-10 A321 XLRs by fiscal-end; maturing mkt offers biggerIndiGo eyes 9-10 A321 XLR aircraft by March 2027: Senior executiveIndiGo plans to expand its fleet by acquiring 9 to 10 A321 XLR aircraft by March 2027. This move aims to cater to the increasing demand for...
Tragedy averted as Lufthansa jumbo jet's tail almost touches the runway at Los Angeles International Airport – Watch viral videoA Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 narrowly avoided a tail strike while landing at Los Angeles International Airport. The aircraft touched the tarmac...
Now you have a safe flight, dear reader: We live in turbulent times - if it's just turbulence, thank your lucky starsA humorous yet unsettling take on the anxieties of air travel. A passenger’s brief attempt to learn how to fly a plane and then the chillin...
India's anti-terror agency to probe mid-air cockpit attack on Captain Smit Machchhar aboard flydubai flightThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case to investigate the alleged mid-air stabbing of Indian pilot Captain Smit Mach...
IndiGo flight struck by lightning, lands safely at Lucknow airportFlight 6E925, operating from Patna to Lucknow, took the lightning strike while approaching Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. De...
'I don't want to die please': Capt. Smit Machchhar begged Israeli dentist for help after flydubai co-pilot stabbed him; dentist talked about captain's children to keep him awakeCaptain Smit Machchhar survived a mid-air stabbing by his own co-pilot on a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, staying alive through a 45-...
FAA launches investigation after Delta aircraft collides with Air Canada plane: What happened at Los Angeles International Airport?A Delta Air Lines plane collided with an Air Canada jet at the Los Angeles International Airport. The wingtip of Delta Flight 7 accidentall...
What caused British Airways flight BA295 to plummet 28,000 feet in just seven minutes?A British Airways flight from London to Chicago experienced a rapid descent due to technical issues. The Boeing 777 dropped from 36,000 fee...