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Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws: Canada report
Middle East

Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws: Canada report

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Iran is not conducting its investigation into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and…
Qatar: Police face 3-year sentences over invasive searches
Middle East

Qatar: Police face 3-year sentences over invasive searches

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prosecutors in Qatar said Monday that the airport police officers who ordered forced vaginal…
FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
World

FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again

After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max for…
Japan opens airport coronavirus test lab for departing travelers
World

Japan opens airport coronavirus test lab for departing travelers

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s largest airport opened a novel coronavirus testing facility on Monday as it takes steps to reopen…
Pandemic air travel milestone; 1 million passengers screened
World

Pandemic air travel milestone; 1 million passengers screened

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The number of passengers screened in a single day for flights in the US topped…
Hard hit by virus, airlines push for tests over quarantines
World

Hard hit by virus, airlines push for tests over quarantines

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — What will it take to get people flying again? International air traffic is down 92 percent…
Syria’s Damascus airport resumes commercial flights after COVID-19 halt
Middle East

Syria’s Damascus airport resumes commercial flights after COVID-19 halt

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria on Thursday reopened Damascus airport for regular international commercial traffic after a six-month halt due to…
Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
Travel

Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle

In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures like mandatory face masks…
Egypt to require negative coronavirus PCR test for non-Egyptian travelers starting tomorrow
Egypt

Egypt to require negative coronavirus PCR test for non-Egyptian travelers starting tomorrow

Starting Saturday, Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation will begin implementing the decision to require all non-Egyptians entering the country to…
Death toll from Indian passenger aircraft accident rises to 18
World

Death toll from Indian passenger aircraft accident rises to 18

KOZHIKODE, India (Reuters) – The death toll from an Indian passenger aircraft accident has risen to 18, while 16 people…
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