Australian authorities have refined their search area for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in March. Investigators say the plane may have left course earlier than previously thought. Anthony Mason reports.
An EasyJet passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick earlier today after the passenger cabin filled with smoke. Read article
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
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…
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.
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
Bombardier has delivered its first 86-seat Dash 8 Q400 aircraft to launch customer Nok Air. View article
A United Airlines flight that was diverted after two passengers argued over the use of a device that blocks reclining. View article
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 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…
Start-up carrier Cambodia Bayon Airlines has inked a contract with AVIC Aircraft for up to 20 Xian Aircraft MA60 turboprops. View article
