Aviation

Turkish F-16 warplanes will fly over the country's capital Ankara on Monday to test its new Russian S-400 missile defenses, Turkish media said, despite pressure from Washington for Turkey to drop the system. 

Pegasus Airlines, Turkey's leading low-budget carrier, has reported that it served a total of 25.1 million passengers in January-October.

Thirty flights were delayed and 15 were canceled today at the three Moscow airports of Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo.

According to the information, 12 flights were delayed and 11 were canceled at Vnukovo airport, at Domodedovo - 11 flights were delayed, 4 were canceled, and 7 flights were delayed at Sheremetyevo airport.

Turkish aircraft on Monday carried out 32 violations of Greek national airspace in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean, according to Greek defense officials.

A Namibian plane crashed a Korean Air plane after landing at Frankfurt am Main Airport Saturday night, officials said, adding that no one was injured.

Both planes were damaged in what was called a "minor accident" by Air Namibia on Sunday.

Australian airline Qantas set a record. The carrier's plane flew from London to Sydney without making any intermediate stops.

The flight was part of a research study on ways to minimize the negative effects of long flights for passengers and improve crew health. So the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flew 17,800 kilometers in 19 hours, and 50 passengers on board saw a double sunrise.

Turkish Airlines began operating flights to China in 1999, with Beijing as the carrier's first destination. Now the airline also adds Xi'an to its flight network, making the city the fourth destination in mainland China after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines served a total of 63.1 million passengers in the January-October period this year, the company announced on Nov. 12.

The Boeing giant announced that it is expecting their best-selling 737MAX passenger aircraft to return to service in January, AFP reports. This is to delay the return of the 737 MAX by one month.

The co-partner of Turkey's global Nusr-et chain of grill houses, Nusret Gökçe, globally known as "Salt Bae" for his meat-cutting and salt-drizzling skills, is accused of taking a cut of employees' tips at his restaurant in New York.