Asian shares skid as commodities revisit 6-year lowsAsian shares slumped on Friday after commodity prices plunged to multi-year lows on worries that slower global growth may worsen a supply glut, while US Federal Reserve officials kept beating the drum for a rate hike next month. & More… |
WestJet plane skids off runway in MontrealA WestJet Airlines plane skidded off the runway while landing at Montreal's main airport on Friday, but there were no injuries, the airline said in a statement. The flight, WestJet 588 from Toronto, stopped about 50 feet onto More… |
Turkish Airlines plane skids off runwayA Turkish Airlines plane from Istanbul skidded off the runway after landing at Mumbai (Bombay) airport in India as a result of excessive rainfall. The Airbus 340 was carrying 104 passengers including 11 crew. The passengers and the crew we More… |
Gulf Air skidding under probeAn independent investigation committee has been set up to look into what caused a Gulf Air flight to skid off the runway at Kochi International Airport in India on Monday morning. A three member team, led by Indian Civil Aviation Authority More… |
Gulf Air pilots avert major tragedyThe professionalism of two Bahraini pilots averted a tragedy when a Gulf Air flight skidded off the runway on Monday while landing at Kochi International Airport in India due to extreme wet weather conditions. This was in addition to the w More… |