Indonesian woman wounded by errant air force bullet

"The bullet was fired during target practice at the base near the town of Bandung, in densely-populated West Java province, he said. "The woman's neighbours found seven bullet casings in the area from bullets which shattered windows and smashed into some rooves," he...

Air force, ITS exploring possibility of developing armament system

Surabaya, East Java (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) and the November 10 Technology Institute of Surabaya (ITS) are looking into the possibility of cooperation in developing the military`s main armament system. Both sides were still negotiating the...

Air Force Hawk-200 fighter plane crashes at Pekanbaru airport

"The plane crashed in an upside-down position at the same spot where another Hawk 200 fighter plane met a similar fate in November 2006. The accident site lay close to a local residential area in Maharatu village,...

CO2 in air grows fast: study

""Atmospheric carbon dioxide growth has increased 35 percent faster than expected since 2000," said a statement from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), one of the bodies involved in the research. Inefficient use...

Trade Center Debris Pile Was a Chemical Factory, Says New Study

Trade Center Debris Pile Was a Chemical Factory, Says New Study September 10, 2003 At Ground Zero in New York City, UC Davis Professor Emeritus Thomas...

BIG CROWDS AT THE 45TH ABBOTSFORD AIR SHOW.

this year the abbotsford international air show celebrated it's 45th year. The show had all it's usual stuff but the show said good by to the f-117 stealth fighter. this will be the last time the fighter will be...

Indonesian Air Force exploring possibilities of purchasing weapons from China

Beijing (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Air Force is currently exploring the possibility of finding out an alternative to purchase main weaponary system equipments from China on account of that country`s advanced...

Zurich Gold exchange sponsors Presidential Air Force One dinner

(Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Singapore (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - International gold firm Zurich Gold Exchange, Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) is sponsoring kids in need -- putting solid "Gold" into their "stuffed bags." The My Stuff Bags Foundation is a...

Boeing vs. Airbus: Dog Fight at Paris Air Show

UPDATE: Check out the new photos from our correspondent at the Air Show Alain.   Airplanes and their makers are getting much attention as the world descends on the Paris Air Show. Everything from...

Bush, Howard and the greenhouse mafia

Australia's prime minister, John Howard,  has colluded with US president George W Bush and an industrial “greenhouse mafia” to stifle international efforts on global warming, according to a new book...

Airlines Told to Go Emissions Free

The world's airlines have bee told to that they have 50 years to become emissions free. The statement came from during the International Air Transport Association annual general meeting yesterday in Vancouver

Canada and Europe Agree on Climate Change, Sort of

The Prime Minister's office has released the 2007 EU-Canada Summit Statement outlining the results of Stephen Harper's meeting with European Union Chair Angela Merkel. It announces that both parties agree to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. However, they are at...

Yahoo's Greenest City Competition

Yahoo is launching a new green competition that will reward America's greenest city with a fleet of hybrid taxis. The launch is taking place today in Time Square by Yahoo cofounder David Filo, alongside actor Matt Dillon and Global Green USA CEO Matt Petersen.Dubbed Be a...

PBS TV Stations to Air Three-Part Documentary on Atheism

Conservative Christians are criticizing a plan by Public Broadcasting Service stations to begin showing later this week a three-part television documentary series on atheism, calling it "demagogic and propagandistic."

Skybus Airline: New Meaning to the Notion that Flying is More Like Traveling...

Does the new discount airline, Skybus (http://skybus.com/Home.aspx), which charges as little as $10 for a one-way ticket, give new meaning to the notion that traveling by air is becoming more like traveling by...

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