Melbourne, Oct. 8 : At least 74 people were injured yesterday when a computer glitch overrode the pilots'' control of a Qantas Airbus A330-300, and caused it to plunge 2000 meters.
According to a Daily Telegraph report, air safety investigators have confirmed there was an "irregularity" in the onboard computer equipment of a Qantas plane involved in a mid-air incident between Singapore and Perth.
Athens - Greek state carrier Olympic Airlines will cancel more than 100 domestic and international flights on Wednesday as air- traffic controllers and crews join a nationwide 24-hour strike against government plans to privatize the airline.
Air France would expand its network by starting new services to major Indian cities. The air line has also decided to take care of Indian flavours in its flights. It would provide vegetarian food and Indian newspapers and films on board.
Air France intends to become a top class air service provider by developing strategic zones to get more passengers. The company had started its services from Bangalore in 2005 and from Chennai in 2006. It is now interested to start services from Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Pune.
Washington, Oct 5 : Hundred years since the Wright Brothers took wing many inventions have taken place in the field of aviation. Now, a website has compiled a list of the greatest innovations that have taken the world by storm.
The list of top 12 inventions has been amassed by aviation. com, reports Wired News.
1. Cabin pressurization: The average passenger doesn''t think about cabin pressurization until their yellow safety masks fall from the ceiling, but the reality is that if the technology hadn''t been developed during WWII, people wouldn''t be able to fly much above 10,000 feet.
Taipei - Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan's largest, is losing its competitiveness in both passenger and cargo volume, a government report said Saturday.
According to the Transport Ministry report carried by Taiwan's Central News Agency, Taoyuan was number 15 in the world in cargo volume in 2007, down two places from 2006.
In Asia-Pacific alone, the airport was ranked number six for cargo, the same as 2006.
As for passenger volume in the Asia-Pacific, Taoyuan ranked 14 in 2007, down one place from 2006.
Melbourne, Oct. 8 : At least 74 people were injured yesterday when a computer glitch overrode the pilots'' control of a Qantas Airbus A330-300, and caused it to plunge 2000 meters.
GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd has informed that the company has divested its entire stake in its subsidiary, GVK Aviation Pvt. Ltd.
Athens - Greek state carrier Olympic Airlines will cancel more than 100 domestic and international flights on Wednesday as air- traffic controllers and crews join a nationwide 24-hour strike against government plans to privatize the airline.
Indian cities. The air line has also decided to take care of Indian flavours in its flights. It would provide vegetarian food and Indian newspapers and films on board. 
Taipei - Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan's largest, is losing its competitiveness in both passenger and cargo volume, a government report said Saturday.
