Civil aviation organization ICAO said that the numbers for the first quarter of 2024 indicate that airlines will sustain the return to profitability recorded in 2023. “The commitment of Member States to aligning their pandemic responses with the guidance developed by the ICAO Council has been crucial to the recovery of their air services,” said…
The children killed were boys between 12 and 14 years of age. “UNICEF strongly condemns any strikes against schools and places of learning, which must always be safe spaces for children,” Debora Comini, UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific, said in a statement. “Attacks against schools are a grave violation of children’s…
Airborne contaminants are one of the most significant environmental health risks. According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes polluted air, with the exposure significantly worse in low and middle-income countries. The pervasive nature of air pollution requires global collaboration. This year’s theme, Together for Clean Air, addresses the urgent…
The news came as the UN chief released a strongly worded statement on a record summer of global warming in the northern hemisphere, according to the European Union’s climate service Copernicus. Dog days bite back “Our planet has just endured a season of simmering – the hottest summer on record,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres,…
Passenger planes are parked at Heathrow Airport. 500 flights canceled as a result of a malfunction in the air traffic control system in the UK. According to the British media, 232 flights were to depart from the UK to other countries while 271 were to arrive in the UK. 80 percent of flight departures were…
F-18 Hornet fighter jet, file photo A US fighter jet crashed near the San Diego Marine Corps Air Station late last night. According to the American media, the details of the destruction of the F-18 Hornet aircraft could not be clarified. The American media report said that there was only one pilot in the plane,…
Gen. Sergei Sarvekin Not seen in public for two months General Sergei Sarvekin has been removed as the head of the Air Force by Russia and appointed as the new chief. According to Russia’s official news agency, the head of the Air and Space Forces, General Sergei Sarvekin, has been removed from his post. Chief…
Jakarta’s Worst Traffic Jam Mantra Experts say that traffic jams on most of the city’s roads have led to an alarming increase in air pollution. Half of the bureaucrats have started working from home to reduce air pollution in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Jakarta’s air quality has dropped alarmingly in recent weeks, with a…
Photo courtesy of Twitter The American passenger plane encountered severe jolts and jolts during the flight due to which 4 people were injured. According to foreign media, the plane was going from North Carolina to Florida with 179 passengers and 6 crew members on board. According to reports, 2 passengers and 2 crew members were…
Mr. Guterres offered his condolences to the families of the victims and expressed hopes for a speedy recovery to the dozens who were injured, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement issued that day. The Sudanese army and rival military group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have been battling since mid-April. Hundreds of…
