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Brussels airport says building `stable`, looking at temporary check-in desks

Brussels Airport said Saturday an examination of the main building housing the departure hall wrecked by two suicide bombers showed the structure is stable and it will now see if temporary check-in desks can be installed.

Mar 27, 2016, 03:41 AM IST

Relief for flyers! No need for separate X-ray of tablets, iPads at airport

However, laptops will have to undergo security check separately because it has detachable batteries.

Mar 11, 2016, 10:21 AM IST

5 heroic Hollywood movies which were shot inside planes

Here are a few Hollywood movies based on inside-plane drama. 

Feb 18, 2016, 13:58 PM IST

Kochi airport - World's first solar-powered airport!

Kochi Airport is India's first airport to solely run on Solar energy. The engineers told our reporters that it was a six months project and the output is very efficient.

Feb 09, 2016, 20:50 PM IST

British man held at Amsterdam airport for making bomb threat

The 29-year-old man, who has not been identified, started shouting at Schipol Airport this morning that he was carrying bombs, Dutch police said.

Jan 01, 2016, 19:43 PM IST

Jet Airways bus driver, who hit Air India plane, says he slept while driving

A Jet Airways shuttle bus on Tuesday rammed into a stationary Air India flight at the city airport here. However, no casualty or injury was reported, an official said.

Dec 22, 2015, 15:13 PM IST

When Jet Airways bus hit parked Air India plane at Kolkata airport

A Jet Airways shuttle bus on Tuesday rammed into a stationary Air India flight at the city airport here. However, no casualty or injury was reported, an official said.

Dec 22, 2015, 09:55 AM IST

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- ED starts enquiry into land allotted to Associate Journal Ltd in Indore.

- Air India ground engineer gets sucked into aircraft engine at Mumbai airport

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Dec 17, 2015, 11:58 AM IST

Arunachal Pradesh CM surprised at Governor's letter to PM Modi on airport

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Saturday expressed surprise at Governor JP Rajkhowa's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to reconsider the decision to build a green field airport at Hollongi in the state in view of its "high cost".

Oct 31, 2015, 20:56 PM IST

Man crashes car through gate at Waco, Texas, airport, tries to steal jet

 A man with a history of mental health issues crashed his vehicle through the security gate of a runway at Waco Regional Airport on Thursday and tried to steal a Learjet, police said. 

Sep 18, 2015, 07:17 AM IST

Robert Vadra's exemption from being frisked at airports likely to end

 Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today hinted that Robert Vadra's exemption from being frisked at domestic airports could soon be withdrawn as he described the hue and cry over his no-frisking status a "non-issue".

Sep 15, 2015, 21:52 PM IST

Four youths with suspected Islamic State links detained in Kerala

 Four youths suspected to be having links with terror outfit Islamic State (IS) were detained when they arrived from Abu Dhabi early Tuesday and are being questioned.

Sep 15, 2015, 12:01 PM IST

Chennai airport modernisation work to take off soon

The modernisation of the city airport, which has been hit by a delay, is set to take off finally with the Airport Authority of India deciding to shortlist a global consultancy firm for the Rs 2,300 crore works to be completed in three years.

Aug 26, 2015, 18:12 PM IST

Ghost airports highlight risks as PM Modi spends to grow

Not a single passenger has passed through the gates of an airport big enough to handle more than 300,000 travellers a year, with parking bays for three 180-seater narrow-body jets.

Aug 19, 2015, 09:45 AM IST

Indira Gandhi International adjudged world's best airport

Airports Council International (ACI) presented the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award to IGIA at a ceremony of the ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly on April 28 in Jordan.

May 02, 2015, 19:53 PM IST

Predatory air fares need to be regulated: Minister

There is a need for regulating "predatory" air fares instead of having a total pricing control, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Thursday.

Apr 09, 2015, 16:12 PM IST

Airport privisatisation: Govt mulling amending manpower clause

With AAI employees deciding to go on strike on March 11 to protest privatisation, the government is mulling amending the manpower absorption clause for potential private operators, and may ask them to retain all existing employees post-privatisation.

Feb 25, 2015, 23:11 PM IST

Delhi airport ranked best in ACI award; Mumbai's in top 5

Indira Gandhi International Airport won the annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award, which recognises and rewards the best airports in the world based on Geneva-based ACI's ASQ passenger satisfaction survey.

Feb 17, 2015, 21:33 PM IST

Airport privatisation: AAI employees to strike work on Mar 11

Employees union of state-run airports Monday called an all-India strike on March 11 to protest against the Government's move to hand over airports, in which it has already invested Rs 5,000 crore public money, to private operators.

Feb 16, 2015, 20:12 PM IST

DIAL raises $289 mn in junk bond sale at 6.12% coupon

Delhi International Airport (DIAL), which operates the nation's largest Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital, has raised USD 288.75 million by selling high yielding secured bonds to international investors.

Jan 28, 2015, 18:12 PM IST