Aviation Industry Under Fire Around Safety Issues

Not only has the Canadian Aviation industry refused to fix all but a few of the recommendations the Canadian Transportation Safety Board gave after 4 years of studying the Swissair Flight 111 crash, but new measures might mean the aviation industry will be policing itself. A...

Qantas suffers third emergency landing in a week

In baseball three strikes has dire consequences, but whether the same holds true for airlines is still up in the air--or not, actually, judging by all the grounded planes. Australia's national airline has initiated its third emergency landing in a week, raising serious...

Qantas Plane Dives 20,000 Feet After Mystery Hole Rips Fuselage Area

Update: thanks to the ever-alert eye of NP member Vinny, I've learned that the first publication of this story was  by JayR_ Patron, here. Do stop by his column, too, please. A jumbo jet drops 20,000 feet in flight, and the passengers all live to tell the story. But what...

Passengers tell of 'terrifying' scare on Qantas flight

" Passengers on a Qantas jumbo jet bound for Melbourne told how the plane plunged 6,000 meters and debris flew through the cabin in an "absolutely terrifying" mid-flight ordeal Friday. The Qantas Boeing 747 plane, carrying 346 passengers and 19 crew, made an emergency...

Southwest Airlines Grounds 44 Planes

Turns out that the safety scandal at Southwest Airlines was only the beginning of a scary story." Southwest Airlines said it has grounded 44 of its Boeing jets to inspect for possible structural...

Jet catches fire at Japan airport

"The fire broke out minutes after the Boeing 737 aircraft landed at Naha airport". Image on this page is courtesy of aljazeera.net. "All passengers on board a China Airlines Boeing 737 have escaped after the...

UFO Picture; Too good to be true?!

"13 May 2007 UFO Pictures: Too Good To Be True ? 'Chad', is all we know about the identity of the guy who contacted 'Coast to Coast' ( the popular American radio show / web site) recently about a UFO recorded back...

Kansas City Firefighters Train On Plane Fuselage

" April 23, 2007 Missouri - Kansas City firefighters spent a few days training on a plane fuselage at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri. The fuselage is outfitted with a set of computer-controlled gas pipes that can generate flames throughout...

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