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Russia starts direct commercial flights between Moscow and Pyongyang

July 28, 2025 10:51 am

Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand.

The hazard zones were also expanded, the FAA said, because SpaceX plans to reuse a Starship booster for the first time during its ninth test flight.

FAA allows SpaceX Starship's next flight, expands debris hazard zones

May 23, 2025 9:24 am

The FAA said it expanded the size of hazard areas over the U.S. and other countries along Starship's trajectory to space based on an updated flight safety analysis.

The oxygen masks are connected to a complex network of tubing that runs throughout the aircraft.

Pilot reveals how long oxygen masks last in an airplane

September 03, 2024 2:30 pm

Understanding the functionality and limitations of oxygen masks can provide reassurance and prepare passengers for emergencies.

With all the recent headlines about panels and tires falling off planes, is flying safe?

March 23, 2024 9:06 pm

In the past 15 months, a spate of close calls caught the attention of regulators and travelers.

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First direct commercial flight from Israel lands in Bahrain

September 23, 2020 5:00 pm

Flight data showed an Israir Airlines Airbus A320 landed at Bahrain International Airport after a nearly three-hour flight from Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion International Airport.

Saudi Arabia to allow 'all countries' to fly over its skies

September 02, 2020 5:43 pm

The Saudi Press Agency said the move comes in response to a "request by the UAE" for flights to and from the country.

Israel lists first commercial passenger flight to UAE

August 28, 2020 5:45 pm

The Israel Airports Authority said the flight would be numbered LY971, a nod to the UAE's international calling code number. A return flight to Ben Gurion International Airport on Tuesday will be numbered LY972, Israel's international calling code.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX plans recycling spacecraft for cheaper commercial rocket launches

December 12, 2017 7:31 pm

Elon Musk's SpaceX has now zeroed in on the method that will make space travel cheaper, similar to how they have designed resuable rocket launchers.

70% of air charter firms may be forced to shut shop

October 15, 2014 10:56 am

Invision Air, Zest Aviation and Freedom Services may be forced to stop 'commercial' flights.

First commercial superjumbo A380 flight lands in Delhi

May 31, 2014 1:09 am

The ministry of civil aviation had, in January this year, cleared the deck for A380 operations from Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore airports, lifting a five-year-old ban.