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Narrow escape for Qantas flight (updated)
London to Melbourne flight QF30 had to make an emergency landing after a 4-metre hole opened up in the fuselage.The Boeing 747 had just taken off from a stopover in Hong Kong, when the cabin suffered an explosive... Blackwater: the Coca-Cola of Security Contractors, But Not For Long
Remember Blackwater? They're kind of hard to forget for obvious reasons, but not necessarily as well-known for others. But, take it from them, security was never "part of the master plan." Or the brand.Publicly, they... U.S. agency to ink new phases of air safety project - Vietnam Airlines
" Officials of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency are expected to arrive later this month to ink new pacts for the next phases of an ongoing project aimed to enhance the safety oversight capacity of Vietnam's...RI to offer three options at EU flight ban meeting
Not because of the competition for the business or politics!"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will offer three options at a meeting on evaluating the EU flight ban on Indonesian airlines on July 10 in Brussels, Belgium, Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal... Five to face Concorde crash trial
Finally French judicial officials have given go ahead for the trial of Concorde crash accused " Five people are to stand trial over the Concorde crash near Paris eight years ago which killed 113 people, French... US helicopters collide in mid-air
" At least seven people died in a mid-air collision between two medical helicopters in the US state of Arizona, a US aviation official has said. The incident happened close to a hospital in the city of Flagstaff....Sudan air crash death toll still unknown
The death toll is still unknown in the plane crash that happened in the Sudan yesterday. Investigators are searching passenger lists and examining the wreckage to try and determine what caused the plane to veer off...Drug Suspect Crashes Redstone Arsenal Gate, Kills Space Center Employee in Crash
This is a tragic story that leaves many questions--how did a woman fleeing a drug investigation manage to crash the gates at the high-security Redstone Arsenal in Alabama? Her high-speed flight wound up killing a... More Trouble to Come in the Airline Industry
In the past months, almost 25 airlines have gone bankrupt and it seems that it won't stop there. "The global airline industry is taking a beating these days -- it could lose as much as $6.1 billion this year --... ATR may have been damaged in 'barrel roll'
"Danish civil aviation administration SLV is awaiting a detailed statement from regional airline Cimber Air after suspecting that one of its ATR 42-500 turboprops exceeded flight limits by performing a 360° longitudinal roll. Investigations began when the Danish...India Soars at Berlin Air Show
India's development has created rising demand for gold, cars, and, as is being made clear by the Indian air industry's strong presence at this year's Berlin Air Show, planes."The Indian air industry's strong growth... Testing secret government black projects without the public knowing
"The vast Nevada desert is famous for atom bomb blasts and mysterious military installations. It's been said there's secret stuff out there that could make Star Wars creator George Lucas drool. Billions has been... 3 dead, 3 injured in Southern California chopper crash
A helicopter crashed on an island off the Southern California coast earlier today, killing three people and injuring three others."The helicopter went down on the west end of Santa Catalina Island near Two Harbors,... Chantix Side Effects Cause F.A.A. to Ban Use by Pilots
Yes that is right, the FAA not the FDA although the FDA has it's own advisory as well."The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it would no longer permit pilots or air traffic controllers to use the smoking cessation drug Chantix, citing potential side effects that... Airlines Told to Report Tarmac Delays Fully
So now a lie of omission is still considered a lie..."Noting that in the past airlines did not always have to disclose how long their aircraft were delayed after leaving the gate, Transportation Secretary Mary E....
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