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Australian Electric Aviation leader Receives 8-Figure Lead Investment Offer from NYC firm, Prepares for IPO
EIN Presswire
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August 15, 2025
FlyOnE Pty Ltd, Australia’s pioneering electric and low-emissions aviation company, has received a committed eight-figure Post IPO lead investment offer PERTH, AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, August 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- FlyOnE...
Airport Worker Gets Suspended for Shouting “Free Palestine”
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) A staff member at a Paris airport was suspended after shouting “Free Palestine” over the radio to the crew of an Israeli airline, according to the French transport minister. Philippe Tabarot confirmed late on Tuesday that the episode,...
U.S., South Korea strengthen security partnership with enhanced baggage screening at Atlanta airport
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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August 14, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today a groundbreaking collaboration with the Republic of Korea and aviation security authorities at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The partnership will expand CBP’s...
Paris Airport Worker Barred for Radioing 'Free Palestine'
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) A staff member at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport has been suspended after allegedly shouting “Free Palestine” over radio communications to the crew of Israeli airline El Al, according to French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot. The...
Cambodian Monkey, Destined for Research, Dies During Transport to Canada
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 12, 2025
TORONTO, Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Animal Protection Party of Canada has just learned that an adult male long-tailed macaque from Cambodia was found dead in his transport crate upon arrival at Montreal-Mirabel airport. The details of...
Minister Barbara Creecy: ICAO Next Generation of Aviation Professionals Summit 2025
South African Government
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August 12, 2025
Secretary-General, Mr Juan Carlos Salazar. AFCAC Secretary-General, Ms Adefunke Adeyemi; Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers from Member States here present; Member of the Executive Council responsible for Transport in the KwaZulu Natal...
Minister Barbara Creecy addresses ICAO80 Next Generation of Aviation Professionals Global Summit, 12 Aug
South African Government
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August 12, 2025
Members of the media are invited to the ICAO80 Next Generation of Aviation Professionals Global Summit, where Minister of Transport, Ms. Barbara Creecy, will deliver a keynote address. Details are as follows: Date: Tuesday, 12 August 2025 Time:...
Prostar Aviation Completes Starlink Installation on NASA Gulfstream G5
EIN Presswire
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August 8, 2025
Prostar Aviation completed the first Starlink install on a U.S. government aircraft, enhancing NASA’s Gulfstream G5 with advanced in-flight connectivity. MANCHESTER, NH, UNITED STATES, August 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- – Manchester-Boston...
Minister Barbara Creecy: Appointment of Boards of Directors of transport entities by Minister of Transport
South African Government
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August 8, 2025
Members of the media, I address you today at a time of renewed vigor in the transport sector to tackle our challenges and ensure our entities are operated and maintained to support our country’s long-term economic growth and development. To this...
Canada Responds to the Impending Global Aviation Crisis
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 7, 2025
Three Hills, Alberta, Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A critical shortfall of new pilots, highlighted by Statistics Canada and global aviation authorities, threatens to ground as many as half of all available flights in Canada within the next...
Medical Plane Crash Leaves Four Dead in U.S. Arizona
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) A small medical transport aircraft went down and ignited in flames Tuesday afternoon on the Navajo Nation in Arizona, resulting in the deaths of all four occupants. According to the Navajo Police Department, the dual-propeller plane...
Transport and communications statistics for the first half of 2025
Macao Government News
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July 30, 2025
MACAU, July 30 - Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles in Macao totalled 253,089 as at the end of the first half of 2025, up by 1.0% year-on-year. In the first half year, cross-border...
Plane carrying 49 people crashes in Russia
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN) A twin-engine An-24 passenger aircraft carrying 49 people has crashed in Russia’s Amur Region, officials confirmed. According to regional governor Vasily Orlov, the plane was en route from Blagoveshchensk to Tynda—a journey of about 570...
Plane Crash in Russia Leaves No Survivors
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN) All individuals on board a Russian commercial aircraft that vanished from radar during its journey on Thursday in the Amur region of the country’s Far East have been confirmed dead, according to authorities. Officials have verified that...
Tragic Plane Crash Claims Seven Lives in Southern Venezuela
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN) Seven people were killed in a military aircraft crash in the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas on Tuesday, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez revealed in a social media statement Wednesday. The plane, operated by the...
Light Plane Crash Near Sydney Claims Man’s Life
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN) A man has succumbed to fatal injuries following a serious light aircraft accident west of Sydney in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. According to a police statement, emergency responders were dispatched around 2 p.m. local time on...
Plane Crash in Australia Claims Two Lives
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN) Two men lost their lives in a plane crash that occurred on Sunday afternoon in Queensland, Australia. Emergency responders were dispatched to Oakey—a rural town located roughly 150 kilometers west of Brisbane, Queensland’s capital—shortly...
Istanbul, Antalya airports witness surge in daily passenger counts
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Istanbul Airport and Antalya Airport, a key gateway to the Turkish Riviera, both recorded their highest daily passenger numbers ever during the weekend of July 26-27, as reported by the Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Ministry. On...
Russian plane crashes killing forty-nine people
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN) A passenger plane operated by Angara Airlines has crashed near the city of Tynda in Russia’s Amur Region, killing all 49 people aboard, emergency services confirmed Thursday. The Antonov An-24 twin-engine turboprop was en route from...
Tragic Russian Passenger Plane Crash Leaves All 49 Onboard Dead
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN) A Russian passenger aircraft that vanished from radar during a Thursday flight over the Amur region in the Far East has been confirmed crashed, with all passengers and crew presumed dead, officials reported. The Emergency Situations...