Putin launches new Russia oil route to Asia MOSCOW (AFP) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin launched Russia's long-awaited Siberian oil export route on Monday, hailing a "truly serious event" giving energy-hungry Asia a new supply source from the world's largest crude exporter. Putin,... 28 Dec, 2009
Qatar Airways reveals 2 new routes QATAR: Qatar Airways on Monday revealed that Copenhagen and Barcelona would soon join the airline’s ever-expanding route network during the airline’s summer schedule by the end of March, 2010. The announcement comes after several months of... 28 Dec, 2009
Ryanair scraps order for 200 airplanes LONDON: Signs that the boundless growth in budget airlines of the past 10 years is coming to an end emerged yesterday as Ryanair pulled out of talks with Boeing for an order of 200 aircraft and said it would scale back investment in planes from... 20 Dec, 2009
Ryanair says it will not buy 200 Boeing aircraft LONDON: Budget carrier Ryanair PLC has stopped discussions to purchase as many as 200 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft after being unable to extract concessions from the manufacturer. Ryanair chief executive officer Michael O'Leary said Friday that pricing... 18 Dec, 2009
Top mountaineer killed in Langtang KATHMANDU: A Slovenian climber recognised as one of the world's greatest-ever mountaineers has died after a daredevil solo attempt on a Himalayan peak, his expedition organisers said Saturday. Tomaz Humar, 40, had been missing on the colossal south...
