Tag: aircraft

Philippine Military’s Worst Air Disaster Kills 52, Wounds 51

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine troops found the last five dead from the crash of a transport aircraft in the south and two wounded survivors died Monday, raising the death toll to 52 in the military’s worst air disaster, officials said. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was carrying 96 people, mostly combat troops, when it overshot the runway while…


Taiwan Reports Largest Incursion Yet by Chinese Air Force

TAIPEI—Twenty-eight Chinese air force aircraft, including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers, entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, the island’s government said, the largest reported incursion to date. While there was no immediate comment from Beijing, the news comes after the Group of Seven leaders issued a joint statement on Sunday scolding China for…


Taiwan Reports 11 Chinese Aircraft in Defense Zone

HONG KONG—Eleven Chinese air force aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on Friday, including eight fighter jets, the island’s defense ministry said. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained over the last few months of repeated missions by China’s air force near the island, concentrated in the southwestern part of its air defense zone near the Taiwan-controlled…


GE, AerCap Join Air Leasing Businesses in $30 Billion Deal

General Electric is combining its aircraft leasing business with Ireland’s AerCap Holdings in a deal valued at more than $30 billion, a big step in what has become a six-year odyssey to reshape the one-time sprawling, global conglomerate. By pushing GE Capital Aviation Services, or GCAS, into a separate business, GE is essentially closing the…


US Pulling Lone Aircraft Carrier From Middle East: Pentagon

The military is bringing back the single U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Middle East in the midst of heightened tensions with Iran, said the Pentagon in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller directed the USS Nimitz—following a nearly 10-month—to return home. The ship had been providing support to…