What's known and not about US drone-Russian jet encounter US and Russian officials had conflicting accounts of the collision Tuesday between the MQ-9 Reaper drone and the Russian Su-27 fighter jet World 15 Mar, 2023
US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China World 05 Feb, 2023
US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China The U.S. military on Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. China insisted the flyover was an accident involving a civilian aircraft and threatened repercussions. World 05 Feb, 2023
China: Balloon over US skies is for research, wind pushed it China: Balloon over US skies is for research, wind pushed it World 03 Feb, 2023
Pilots should be trained to handle technical failures: Aviation safety expert The ATR-72 was introduced in the late 1980s as a French and Italian joint venture and even though it has been involved in several deadly accidents over the years, several due to icing issues, it generally has a “very good track record,” Professor Ron Bartsch, an aviation safety expert and founder of Australia’s Avlaw Aviation Consulting, told Sydney’s Channel 9. World 17 Jan, 2023
EXPLAINER: Why did Nepal plane crash in fair weather? At least 69 of the 72 people aboard have been confirmed dead. Kathmandu 16 Jan, 2023
South Korean president travels to UAE, seeks arms sales South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received an honor guard welcome Sunday on a trip to the United Arab Emirates as he hopes to expand his country's military sales here. World 16 Jan, 2023
Suspension of flights from GBIA hits businesses The initial excitement following the start of flight operations from Gautam Buddha International Airport of Bhairahawa on May 16 has been superseded by anxiety as international flights from the country’s second international airport have been suspended since December 21 as a result of bad weather, unavailability of aircraft, and delay in bringing the instrument landing system into operation. Nepal 06 Jan, 2023
Paragliding activities in Pokhara limited to Mandredhunga to avoid accidents Following the inauguration of Pokhara Regional International Airport on January 1, the government has shut paragliding activities in Sarangkot, Torapani, and Tamagi paragliding zones in Pokhara to minimise air traffic and disturbances within 10 nautical miles of PRIA. Nepal 04 Jan, 2023
Future of paragliding in Pokhara mired in uncertainty The air sports businesses of Pokhara are expected to face some restrictions in conducting operations after Pokhara Regional International Airport comes into operation next year. Nepal 30 Nov, 2022
JICA and CAAN's new technical cooperation project to improve air navigation services JICA and CAAN’s new technical cooperation project to improve air navigation services Business 23 Sep, 2022
China military 'completes various tasks' around Taiwan, will conduct regular patrols China's military has "completed various tasks" around Taiwan but will conduct regular patrols, it said on Wednesday, potentially signalling an end to days of war games but also that Beijing will keep up the pressure against the island. World 10 Aug, 2022
