Video PlayerClose JINAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Shandong Airlines has officially requested compensation from the Boeing Company for economic losses due to the grounding of its 737 Max aircraft and delayed delivery of future planes, the airline said Thursday. The airline halted operation of seven aircraft, including five delivered last year and two delivered in the first quarter of this year, the company said. The airline's claim followed three compensation requests from China Eastern Airlines, Air China and China Southern Airlines earlier this week. China was the first to halt the commercial operations of all Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes after a deadly Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on March 10. It was the second crash of the new aircraft after one operated by Indonesia's Lion Air crashed in October last year, triggering global scrutiny and bans on operating Boeing 737 Max aircraft. China's carriers own a total of 96 737 Max 8 planes, data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China … [Read more...] about Shandong Airlines requests compensation from Boeing for 737 Max grounding
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Amer Khayat blows kisses in court to brothers who hid bomb in a meat grinder in his luggage
Email By Jamie McKinnell Posted December 09, 2019 13:49:47 Photo: Mahmoud and Khaled Khayat were convicted for planning a terrorist act. (Supplied: Vincent de Gouw) Related Story: Guilty verdict in meat grinder bomb plot Related Story: Brothers on trial over meat mincer bomb plot to down international flight Map: Sydney 2000 A man who unwittingly carried a bomb into Sydney Airport as part of a failed terror plot to blow up a plane blew kisses in court to the brothers who planted the explosives on him. Key points:Amer Khayat said he still loved his brothers and only believed one of them tried to set him upHe spent more than two years in Lebanese prison over the failed bomb plotThe judge slapped down an argument by brother's lawyers about how the plot shamed the family Amer Khayat was today called to a sentencing hearing in Parramatta for his brothers Khaled Khayat, 51, and Mahmoud Khayat, 34.Amer was freed from the notorious Roumieh prison in the hills outside Beirut in … [Read more...] about Amer Khayat blows kisses in court to brothers who hid bomb in a meat grinder in his luggage
Meat grinder bomb plot verdict returned, one brother found guilty of planning terror attack
Email By Jonathan Hair Updated May 01, 2019 17:09:24 Photo: Mahmoud and Khaled Khayat in court this week. (Supplied: Vincent de Gouw) Map: Sydney 2000 One of two brothers charged with conspiring to plan a terror attack by planting a bomb on an international flight from Sydney has been found guilty. Key points:Khaled and Mahmoud Khayat were charged in July 2017 with plotting to bring down a flight from Sydney to Abu DhabiKhaled Khayat's supporters gasped when the jury's guilty verdict was read outThe jury have so-far been unable to reach a verdict in his brother Mahmoud Khayat's trial Khaled and Mahmoud Khayat were charged in July 2017 with plotting to bring down an Etihad Airways plane using a device hidden in a meat grinder.After more than two days of deliberations, a jury found Khaled Khayat guilty but have so-far been unable to reach a verdict in his brother Mahmoud Khayat's trial.Justice Christine Adamson has sent the jury back out to continue its … [Read more...] about Meat grinder bomb plot verdict returned, one brother found guilty of planning terror attack
Sri Krishnadevaraya University VC dies after heart attack
Anantapur-based Sri Krishnadevaraya University (SKU) Vice-Chancellor M. Jayaraj, 59, died following a massive heart attack in the early hours of Monday. A professor of economics, he is survived by wife and son.After a felicitation function in Anantapur on Sunday afternoon, he boarded a private travels bus for Vijayawada in the night and when the bus was near Dhone, he felt pain around 1 a.m. and raised an alarm. A doctor among the passengers came to his rescue and he was taken to Dhone Government Hospital, but was declared dead. With a history of heart problem, he had undergone procedure for inserting a stent.Known for his cordial relations for fellow teachers and administrative capabilities, he was appointed Vice-Chancellor (FAC) in October 2019 by the present government. He joined the SKU as a teacher in 1987 and had served as the Registrar of Rayalaseema University in Kurnool. A student of the SKU, he was a native of Anantapur district. Communist Party of India (Marxist) district … [Read more...] about Sri Krishnadevaraya University VC dies after heart attack
12 Hyundai, Kia Cars Receive Top Safety Honors in U.S.
December 20, 2018 10:34 Hyundai and its affiliate Kia have seen 12 of their models awarded top safety honors by the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The IIHS released its safety rankings for the 2019 model-year on Wednesday. The vehicles were among 30 that received Top Safety Pick+ honors meeting tightened standards in crash-test performance, collision avoidance systems and high-quality headlights.The recipients were Hyundai's Elantra (Avante in Korea) and Kia's Forte (K3 in Korea), Niro hybrid and Niro plug-in hybrid in the small-car segment; the Sonata, Genesis G70 and Optima in the midsize segment; the Genesis G80 and G90 in the large-car segment; and the Kona in the small SUV segment and the Santa Fe and Sorento in the midsize SUV segment.Subaru had seven models, Mercedes-Benz three, Toyota and BMW two, and Honda, Lexus, Mazda, and Acura one each. SUVs Account for More Than Half of Hyundai-Kia's U.S. Sales Hyundai Kona Rated Top Small Diesel SUV by … [Read more...] about 12 Hyundai, Kia Cars Receive Top Safety Honors in U.S.
