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The Star
28-05-2025
- The Star
Russia detains French man who entered country on a paddle board
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A French citizen who illegally crossed the Russian border on a paddle board from Estonia has been placed in detention for two months, a court in Russia's northern Leningrad region said. The man, who paddled from Estonia, was detained on the shore of the Narva reservoir - through which the Russian-Estonian border runs - by Federal Security Service (FSB) border guards. According to the Leningrad court, the French man said he wanted to settle in Russia. The court said the man said he had previously undergone psychiatric treatment. Reuters was unable to contact the man or his lawyers. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Jamie Freed)
Zawya
27-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Pakistan extends deadline to bid for national airline to June 19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended the deadline for expressions of interest in purchasing Pakistan International Airlines to June 19, the country's privatisation ministry said on Tuesday. The earlier deadline was June 3. The ministry did not provide any reason for the extension and it did not disclose whether any expressions of interest had been submitted so far. Pakistan has been seeking to sell a 51% to 100% stake in the debt-ridden carrier to raise funds and reform cash-draining state-owned enterprises as envisaged under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund programme. Its failed attempt to privatise Pakistan International Airlines last year received a single offer well below the asking price of more than $300 million. Pakistan has shifted almost all of the national carrier's legacy debt and liabilities to government books after issues raised by bidders led to the failure of the last privatisation attempt. In April, the airline said it reported its first annual profit in more than two decades. (Reporting by Asif Shahzad; Editing by Jamie Freed)
The Star
21-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Russian missile attack killed 6 servicemen and injured 10, Ukraine national guard says
KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian missile attack killed six servicemen and injured at least 10 more during training on Tuesday, Ukraine's national guard said in a statement on Wednesday. The national guard said an internal investigation was underway and the commander of the military unit had been suspended. (Reporting by Anastasiia Malenko; Editing by Jamie Freed)
Zawya
11-03-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Korean Air launches new branding after $1.3bln Asiana acquisition
Korean Air on Tuesday launched new aircraft livery and corporate branding that will be introduced across the airline as it combines with South Korean rival Asiana Airlines to become one of Asia's biggest carriers. South Korea's largest airline in December completed a $1.3 billion acquisition of two-thirds of Asiana, which will be run as a subsidiary for up to two years before integrating under the Korean Air name and corporate identity. The carrier's planes will now sport the word "Korean", instead of "Korean Air", in a larger, modernised, simplified dark blue font, and the top half of the fuselage will be painted light blue, with a new metallic effect. "The updated logo aligns with modern and global minimalist branding trends while preserving the airline's distinct identity," the company said. Korean Air planes since 1984 have had distinctive sky blue and white bodies, and tails decorated with a stylised taeguk, a traditional blue and red Korean symbol for the harmony between opposing forces used on the country's flag. The new tail design features a simplified taeguk in dark blue only. The first plane with the refreshed livery is a Boeing 787-10 that was delivered new to Korean Air last year. Korean Air, a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance, was established in 1969 when state-owned Korean Air Lines was taken over by South Korean conglomerate Hanjin Kal . The Asiana acquisition rescued the debt-laden carrier, which was struggling even before a plunge in travel demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. The deal, finalised more than four years after first proposed, was hampered by competition concerns and became the longest-ever merger of airlines to complete. A combined Korean Air group could account for just over half of South Korea's passenger capacity, and would become the world's 12th-largest carrier by international capacity, a Reuters analysis of airline data shows. Korean Air has said it plans to create a single low-cost carrier by combining Asiana's budget carriers Air Busan and Air Seoul with Korean Air's Jin Air. (Reporting by Lisa Barrington; Editing by Jamie Freed)
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Factbox-Deadly US airline crashes since 2001
(Reuters) - An American Airlines regional passenger jet was involved in a mid-air collision on Wednesday night with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said on social media that "we know there are fatalities," though he did not say how many. These are the last 10 deadly airline crashes to occur in the U.S., according to data from the U.S. National Transportation Board and the Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network: See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. 2009 A Colgan Air turboprop crashed on approach to landing in Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 people on board and one person on the ground. 2006 A Comair regional jet overran the runway when taking off from Lexington, Kentucky, and crashed, killing 49 of the 50 people on board. 2005 A Chalk's Ocean Airways turboprop crashed after takeoff from Miami, Florida, killing all 20 people on board. 2004 A Corporate Airlines turboprop crashed on approach to landing in Kirksville, Missouri, killing 13 of the 15 people on board. 2003 A US Airways Express turboprop crashed after takeoff from Charlotte, North Carolina, killing all 21 people on board. NOVEMBER 2001 In November, an American Airlines jet crashed after departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, killing all 260 people on board and five people on the ground. SEPT. 11, 2001 A hijacked American Airlines jet departed from Boston and crashed into the World Trade Center building in New York, killing all 92 people on board. Around 1,600 people also died on the ground. A hijacked United Airlines jet that departed from Boston also crashed into the World Trade Center, killing all 65 people on board. About 900 people were killed on the ground. A hijacked American Airlines jet that departed from Washington-Dulles International Airport crashed into the Pentagon, killing all 64 people on board. Around 125 people died on the ground. A hijacked United Airlines jet that departed from Newark, New Jersey, crashed into a field in Pennsylvania, killing all 44 people on board. (Compiled by Jamie Freed; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)
