#civil aviation

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Malaysia releases missing flight report, calls for real-time tracking

Malaysia released a preliminary report on missing Flight MH370 on Thursday in which it recommended that the U.N. body ...

No time limit on Malaysia Airlines MH370 search: Abbot

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said there was no time limit on the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, ...

France offers assistance to investigate missing Malaysian plane

France is ready to offer assistance to Malaysian authorities to investigate the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH ...

Vietnam sends helicopters to check "yellow object", possible plane life raft

Vietnam has scrambled rescue helicopters to check a "yellow object" floating in its waters that rescue teams suspect ...

Garuda Indonesia Ends 2013 with an Operating Revenue of USD 3.72 Billion

PT. Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. ("Garuda") (IDX:GIAA) ended 2013 by booking an Operating Revenue of USD 3,72 ...

Minister hopes aircraft will use biofuel

Transportation Minister Evert Erenst Mangindaan has expressed hope that aircraft will use biodiesel as fuel, saying ...

RI promotes use of renewable energy for transportation

Indonesia has begun to develop and encourage the use of biofuel for transportation, including aviation, in an effort ...

Airport shutdown by district chief is equivalent to aircraft piracy

Aviation observer Alvin Lie attributes the shutdown of Turelelo airport in East Nusa Tenggara, by Ngada District Chief ...

RI urges China, Japan to solve island row through direct parleys

Indonesia hopes that China and Japan communicate directly with each other to solve the conflict surrounding the ...

Pilots fall asleep on long-haul flight to UK

Two pilots on a British airliner on a long haul flight fell asleep in the cockpit, leaving the packed jet travelling ...

Indonesia`s airports need to apply eco-airport

The Ministry of Transportation wants the airports in Indonesia to apply eco-airport with a sustainable, reliable, and ...

PT KAI continues to improve service to zero accident level

State-owned railway company PT KAI is continuing to improve its service to achieve a zero accident target in view of ...

Lion Air of world`s fastest growing airlines

Indonesia`s largest private airline company, the Lion Air, becomes one of the world`s fastest growing carrier as it ...

Routes Americas Heads to El Salvador in 2014

-Ministry of Tourism El Salvador named as host of 7th Routes Americas event     El Salvador was ...

Beijing Starts 72-Hour Visa-Free Stay Policy

- Beijing recently announced a 72-hour visa-free stay for citizens from 45 countries who have outbound air tickets and ...