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Ali Shahi, 25, of Mississauga was arrested after Flight 772 made an emergency landing at Pearson. It was escorted by two U.S. F-16 military jets. Read article
NEWS EasyJet plane forced to make emergency landing after smoke on flight deck
An EasyJet passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick earlier today after the passenger cabin filled with smoke. Read article
BREAKING Possible eruption near #Bardarbunga
A row of newly formed cauldrons (depressions) was spotted in the Vatnajokull glacier near the Bardarbunga volcano during a reconnaissance flight today, leading to speculation that a small eruption had begun there. Scientists estimate that 30 – 40 million cubic metres of ice have been melted.According to a statement from the Icelandic Civil Protection Agency…
NEWS Airbus A320 Virgin Atlantic plane makes emergency landing at Edinburgh
A Virgin Atlantic passenger aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport after suffering a loss of cabin pressure shortly after take-off. The incident was declared over just before 18:00, after the London-bound flight turned around and landed safely.
NEWS C919 advances with mid-fuselage completion
AVIC Xian Aircraft Industry has rolled out the mid fuselage of the first Comac C919, as the airframer works towards starting final assembly of the narrowbody by end 2014. View article
NEWS PICTURES: Bombardier delivers first high density Q400 to Nok
Bombardier has delivered its first 86-seat Dash 8 Q400 aircraft to launch customer Nok Air. View article
NEWS Fight Over Legroom Causes Plane To Make Emergency Landing
A United Airlines flight that was diverted after two passengers argued over the use of a device that blocks reclining. View article
NEWS Air France suspends Sierra Leone flights over Ebola
Air France said it was suspending its flights to Sierra Leone from Thursday because of an Ebola outbreak that has killed at least 1,400 people in West Africa. The French flag carrier announced the “temporary suspension” of its flight to Freetown that it runs three times a week but insisted it would continue to serve…
NASA image of the day: Testing Composite Cryotank Technology For Future Deep Space Missions
NASA has completed a complex series of tests on one of the largest composite cryogenic fuel tanks ever manufactured, bringing the aerospace industry much closer to designing, building, and flying lightweight, composite tanks on rockets. At NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the tank was lowered into a structural test stand where it…
NEWS Israel's CAL completes fleet renewal with 747-400ERF
Cargo Air Lines (CAL) has purchased a new Boeing 747-400ERF, to complete the upgrade of its fleet to two new open nose and door freighters. View article
NEWS Cambodia Bayon Airlines signs for 20 MA60s
Start-up carrier Cambodia Bayon Airlines has inked a contract with AVIC Aircraft for up to 20 Xian Aircraft MA60 turboprops. View article
