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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
