News for '-iqaluit'

Canadian air force ferries stranded Air India flyers

Canadian air force ferries stranded Air India flyers

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

The Canadian Air Force aircraft is ferrying 191 stranded passengers of an Air India flight from Iqaluit airport has landed in Chicago.

7 flights get bomb threats, 19 hoax calls over 3 days

7 flights get bomb threats, 19 hoax calls over 3 days

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

As many as 19 flights have received bomb threats in three days and a Riyadh-bound IndiGo flight was diverted to Muscat due to the threat, according to officials.

Security alert as US-bound AI flight among 7 get bomb threat on X

Security alert as US-bound AI flight among 7 get bomb threat on X

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

The threats via microblogging platform X came a day after three international flights originating from Mumbai received bomb threats, causing trouble to hundreds of passengers and airline crew.

Where Is Pope Francis Headed?

Where Is Pope Francis Headed?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

The pope will stay in Canada for a week and is expected to apologise to its indigenous people for the indignities perpetrated by the Church at every stop of his visit.

Mumbai girl is first female pilot to cross the Atlantic in LSA

Mumbai girl is first female pilot to cross the Atlantic in LSA

Rediff.com14 May 2019

She flew from Wick in Scotland to Iqaluit in five legs, stopping at Iceland and Greenland. Along the way, she also became the world's first woman pilot to successfully complete a solo flight across the treacherous Greenland ice cap in an LSA.

IN PICS: The disappearing Arctic ice cap

IN PICS: The disappearing Arctic ice cap

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

In an alarming sign, scientists have warned that Arctic sea ice is dramatically melting at a faster rate than previously thought, which may accelerate the effects of global warming.

The Girl Who Flew Across The World

The Girl Who Flew Across The World

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

'I've always wanted to be a pilot; setting records is the icing on the cake.'