An Indian man tried to open an emergency exit door on a packed AirAsia flight in midair, injuring fellow passengers and crew members who rushed to restrain him as the plane prepared to land, the airline said. Following the incident Aftab Ahmed, 32, was detained and handed over to airport security in eastern Ranchi city … Read more
An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced to return to Australia shortly after take-off following a suspected bird strike, the carrier said Tuesday, the second incident involving the airline in the country in two weeks. Passengers said the plane shook and bangs came from the right engine of AirAsia X flight D7 207 following its … Read more
A brewing diplomatic crisis between the United States and Germany has its roots in President Donald Trump’s frequent criticism of the large US trade deficit with the European economic powerhouse. Here are some key facts about the economic relationship between the two countries: The US trade deficit in goods and services with Germany in 2016 … Read more
Budget airline AirAsia has signed a joint venture agreement to set up a new low-cost carrier in China. It wants to tap in to demand in the country, which is set to overtake the US to become the world’s biggest aviation market within the next decade. Based in the central eastern city of Zhengzhou, the … Read more
Five passengers were injured after a Malaysia-bound AirAsia X flight was hit by “severe turbulence”, the budget carrier said Friday. Flight D7 377 from Taipei to Kuala Lumpur, which had 291 passengers and 11 crew members on board, suffered the turbulence mid-flight Thursday. The Airbus A330 – 300 aircraft managed to land safely at Kuala … Read more
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has told Citi Business News it has not been served with any suit on the concession of the ECG. MiDA on Wednesday [September 7, 2016] released a statement announcing that Compact two has entered into force despite a law suit against it. A member of the opposition NPP’s communications team, … Read more
Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have welcomed a suit filed by Saka Salia, a member of the communications team of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), to stop government’s intended ECG concession arrangement. Government intends to give the company to a concessionaire for 25 years, a decision which has led to a … Read more
An advocate for the protection of public property has filed a suit at the high court seeking to stop the proposed Private Sector Participation (PSP) in Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited. The plaintiff, Saaka Salia of Kotobabi, Accra, wants the court to restrain the government from taking steps to allow private participation in the … Read more