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A Germanwings logo is pictured at a door of a car outside the Germanwings headquarters at Cologne-Bonn airport, Germany, on March 28, 2015. (Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay)

Germanwings crash co-pilot may have had detached retina: newspaper

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 29, 2015 | World

Berlin, Reuters—The co-pilot suspected of crashing a passenger jet in the Alps may have been suffering from a detached retina but investigators are unsure whether his vision problems had physical or psychological causes, a German newspaper said on Sunday. Bild am...

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An airplane of Iranian private airline Mahan Air sits at the tarmac after landing at Sana’a International Airport in the Yemeni capital on March 1, 2015, a day after officials from the Shiite militia-controlled city signed an aviation agreement with Tehran. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

Yemen, Iran sign civil aviation agreement: state news agency

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 1, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen and Iran’s civil aviation authorities on Saturday signed an agreement to operate direct flights between both countries, according to Yemen’s state news agency SABA, a move many in the region will see as another sign of Tehran’s...

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One of the relatives of a passenger on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wipes tears as she awaits the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan)

Indonesia says missing AirAsia plane could be at ‘bottom of sea’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 29, 2014 | World

Jakarta, Reuters—A missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people could be at the bottom of the sea after it was presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said on Monday, as countries around Asia sent ships and planes to help in the search effort. The...

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An Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200 passenger prepares to land at Sukarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta in this January 30, 2013 file picture. (Reuters/Enny Nuraheni/files)

AirAsia flight carrying 162 people goes missing in Southeast Asia: officials

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 28, 2014 | World

Jakarta, Reuters—Indonesia’s air force was searching for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that went missing on Sunday after the pilots asked to change course to avoid bad weather during a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. Indonesia...

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File photo of a Royal Jordanian jet airliner. (AFP Photo/Alexander Klein)

Royal Jordanian cuts more routes amid stronger regional competition, losses

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Jul 28, 2014 | Business

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jordan’s national carrier has canceled a further three routes this year as part of a restructuring plan it has instigated amid instability in the region, “aggressive” competition from rivals, and increased operating costs. The scrapping of Royal...