Sixteen of the 31 confirmed deaths in the Taiwan TransAsia Airways plane crash were Chinese mainland residents, according to the local disaster response authority.
European plane maker Airbus Monday confirmed an order for 100 Airbus A320 Family aircraft worth more than 9 billion U.S. dollars from China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC).
Britain's Gatwick Airport on Monday temporarily closed its runway after a Virgin Atlantic passenger plane returned to the airport due to a technical fault.
The opening of Nepal's first aircraft museum in Dhangadi in the far western part of the country, some 500 km from Kathmandu, has attracted local and foreign tourists to the much-neglected region.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) inaugurated on Tuesday its wing production line for the F-35 fighter jet, calling it a milestone in its decades-long partnership with Lockheed Martin, the aircraft's manufacturer.
U.S. military forces continued to attack the Islamic State (IS) force in Iraq, using fighter and attack aircraft to conduct three airstrikes Sunday and Monday near the Mosul Dam, according to a statement of U.S. Central Command on Monday.
A Bangladeshi aircraft was caught a minor fire while landing at Kathmandu-based Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Monday afternoon, officials said.
The Philippine government has set aside 16.26 billion pesos (369.54 million U.S. dollars) to buy new air assets, a military official said Wednesday.
High-ranking officials confirmed dead in the mishap include Minister of Defense Douangchay Phichit, who was also Deputy Prime Minister and a member of the Politburo.
India has set up new civil aviation regulation for local airlines to ensure real time tracking of aircraft, following the missing of a Malaysian passenger plane in March, said local daily The Times of India Wednesday.
The New Zealand air force P- 3K2 Orion aircraft involved in the international search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will return to New Zealand Thursday, Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman said Wednesday.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Monday that the hunt for missing flight MH370 entered a new phase with seabed search to be expanded to a much larger area.
Up to 11 aircraft and 11 ships will assist in Tuesday's search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) said on Tuesday.
A Chinese IL-76 transport aircraft took off from Perth International Airport early Tuesday to conduct its 16th searching off Australia for the Malaysian jetliner that went missing a month ago.
Up to nine military planes, three civil planes and 14 ships will assist in Monday's search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) for the international search efforts said.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday refused to put a time limit on the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 although the multinational search efforts have turned out to be fruitless since the jetliner vanished in the southern Indian Ocean on March 8.
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