Aviation & Travel
Jumbo welcome for Solar Impulse plane in Myanmar
e-News® | The NEWS Company…YANGON, March 20, 2015 : Solar Impulse 2 was met by dancers dressed in an elephant costume as it landed in Myanmar’s second largest city Mandalay, completing
Construction workers stage rare protest in Dubai
Authorities say police negotiators resolved dispute between hundreds of protesters and their employer within one hour. e-News® | The NEWS Company…Dubai, UAE, March 20, 2015 : Hundreds of foreign construction
Libya army chief warns of ISIL threat against Europe
e-News® | The NEWS Company…DHAKA, March 20, 2015 : General Khalifa Haftar, says ISIL will attack Europe if the West does not provide Libyan army fighting the armed group with weapons. Fighters
UK’s ‘Bloodhound’ designed to break land speed record
British engineers trying to build the fastest car in the world to beat the record they set in 1997. e-News® | The NEWS Company…BRISTOL, March 20, 2015 : Over the next
‘Let’s do lunch’ Michelle Obama says to Japan PM
e-News® | The NEWS Company…TOKYO, March 19, 2015 : Michelle Obama suggested a lunch date with Shinzo Abe at his wife’s restaurant on Thursday, offering the Japanese prime minister a
Solar Impulse plane begins epic global flight
e-News® | The NEWS Company…DHAKA, March 09, 2015 : A record-breaking attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane has got under way from Abu Dhabi. The aircraft – called
Inmarsat partners with Australian aviation industry to boost global flight tracking
e-News® | The NEWS Company…2 March 2015, Canberra, Australia : Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications and safety services, today announced that it is partnering with Airservices Australia
Space Tech Conference 2015 takes off at the Long Beach Convention Center, California, May 19-21.
e-News® | The NEWS Company…Long Beach, California, February 27, 2015 : Once again Space Tech Conference will open its doors in Long Beach, California, to bring together the leading representatives
Kalashnikov Concern creates a joint venture with ZALA Aero to manufacture intelligence drones
e-News® | The NEWS Company…ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (Feb. 23, 2014) : Kalashnikov Concern, part of State Corporation Rostec, is purchasing a controlling (51 percent) stake in ZALA Aero
Rockwell Collins expands Middle East presence with new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
e-News® | The NEWS Company…ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (Feb. 23, 2014) : Rockwell Collins has opened a new business office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a key growth market for
Indian diamond trader buys Modi suit for $700,000
e-News® | The NEWS Company… AHMEDABAD, India, Feb 20, 2015 : A diamond trader from Narendra Modi’s home state on Friday won the bidding for the personalised pinstriped suit the Indian
IAF hands over 1971 Dakota aircraft to BAF
e-News® | The NEWS Company…DHAKA, Feb 16, 2015 : Indian Air Force (IAF) has handed over a Dakota (DC-3) aircraft used in the War of Liberation in 1971 to Bangladesh