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Greek News
Israeli El-Al Plane Escorted by Greek Fighter Jets Over the Aegean
Greek fighter jets escorted an El Al Israeli passenger plane over the Aegean, after the pilot raised the alarm on Friday morning.
Greek News
Plane Crash in Indonesia: Boeing 737 Crashes in Jakarta
A Boeing 737 plane crash in Indonesia has shaken the aviation world.
A Sriwijaya-Airlines airplane with 62 people on board crashed in the sea area off of Jakarta, Indonesia, Chinese Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
The plane lost contact soon...
Diplomacy
Turkey Forces Greek FM's Plane to Circle as New Drill Ship Joins the Fray
Turkey kept a Greek government plane in the air for at least twenty minutes on Wednesday, as a new drill ship was seen sailing south of Kastellorizo in a clear escalation of the country's provocative behavior.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos...
Greece
Passengers Miraculously Unhurt After Small Plane Crashes in Northern Greece (video)
A small plane crushed near Grevena, northern Greece, on Thursday, as it attempted an emergency landing due to engine failure.
The pilot was slightly injured but the two passengers were unhurt.
The single-engine Cessna had taken off from Corfu and was...
Greece
Greek Doctors Save Passenger on International Flight
Two Greek doctors saved the life of a 54-year-old woman who fell gravely ill during a flight between Lisbon and Zurich recently.
Cardiologists Giorgos Angelopoulos and Nikos Spiliopoulos were returning to Greece from Portugal via Switzerland on the Portuguese airline...
Diplomacy
Venezuela Denies Mystery Plane to Greece Was Smuggling Gold
The Venezuelan ambassador to Greece on Wednesday dismissed allegations that the plane which made an unexpected stop in Athens last Saturday was shipping gold out of the country.
In an interview with the Greek daily newspaper "Efimerida ton Syntakton," Freddy...
Diplomacy
Venezuela's Foreign Minister On Board Mystery Flight to Athens
Greek authorities confirmed on Tuesday that Venezuela's foreign minister Jorge Arreaza was on board a government plane than landed unexpectedly at Athens international airport on Saturday.
According to an announcement by the Greek Civil Aviation Authority, the plane carrying Arreaza...
Celebrities
Giannis Antetokounmpo Stars in Safety Video for Greek Airline
Giannis Antetokounmpo has become the new face of the Greek airline "Aegean," starring in their new airplane safety video. The inspired move by the airline will no doubt lead travelers to pay a bit more attention to their compulsory...
Greece
Small Plane Crashes in Western Greece
A search-and-rescue operation is underway off Mesolongi in western Greece for a small two-seater plane which is believed to have crashed into the sea after takeoff on Wednesday.
A Greek Coast Guard spokesman told iefimerida.gr that the incident was reported...
Celebrities
The Wealthiest Russian Oligarch Has Landed in Chania Crete
Alisher Usmanov, a Russian business oligarch with an estimated net worth of $15.1 billion is in Greece's Crete and his enormous and luxurious private airplane has landed at Chania Airport.
It is the third most expensive private airplane in the world.
The...