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Iran 'repelled unidentified plane from airspace'Iran said it has repelled an unidentified aircraft violating its airspace, after Washington reported a US surveillance drone was shot at by Iranian warplanes last week. Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi appeared to b More… |
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Iraq denies airspace use by Iran to ship Syria armsIraq on Thursday denied a Western intelligence report that said Iranian aircraft had flown weapons and military personnel over Iraqi airspace to Syria to help President Bashar al-Assad battle an 18-month-old uprising. The allegati More… |
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Dubai's $7.8bn airport expansion wins approvalDubai Airports' $7.8 billion airport and airspace expansion programme will boost capacity at Dubai International from 60 million to 90 million passengers per year by 2018. The company announced today that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid More… |
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Mideast airspace 'needs de-congestion'The Middle East has seen phenomenal growth of air traffic due to increasing levels of traffic being diverted to this regional hub. This is causing significant pressure on the region's air traffic control operations, a report said. With More… |
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UK airspace may close due to volcanic ashParts of British airspace may have to close from Sunday until Tuesday due to volcanic ash from Iceland, the government said on Saturday. Different parts of airspace including the south east, where Europe's busiest airport Heathrow is l More… |
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Oil rises above $84 on equitiesOil rose past $84, nearing last week's trading ranges before the closure of European airspace and legal action against Goldman Sachs, as upbeat corporate results re-injected optimism into commodities markets. Apple reported bigger-than More… |
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EU may 'open corridors, not whole airspace'EU transport officials are considering opening air corridors but not the entire European airspace, France's environment minister said on Monday. 'We are trying to do a realistic analysis of risks,' Jean-Louis Borloo told a news More… |
