Russia will ban flights by short-range Tupolev Tu-134, Antonov An-24 and Yakovlev Yak-40 planes as of 2012, ITAR-TASS reports citing the Russian Transportation Ministry.Short-range aircraft are not fitted with a ground proximity warning system. On Thursday, Transportation Minister Igor Levitin held a... 

LAN Airlines launch temporary flight schedule between Australia and Chile until next Monday, 27 June, in response to continuing uncertainty about the volcanic ash cloud in New Zealand airspace.From now until Monday, 27 June, LAN will suspend flight LA 800, its daily Sydney-Auckland-Santiago service.Instead,...