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Vietnam Airlines Offer Big Discount

To enjoy a pct discount, tourist companies must book tickets 30 days in advance. "Southern office of Vietnam Airlines said it is carrying out the promotion program “discount for booking in advance” for passengers buying tickets one or two months in advance. This...

the man who fell to Earth

Sometimes i feel like that [he].. If you remember the film, he had several marketable inventions which he used the profits from to build a spaceship to return to his home planet.. But unfortunately, the government intervened, he got depressed, and never made the return...

Bangkok Highways

Image of the day: Bangkok expressway. A top view from plane before landing to Bangkok airport.(C) Copyright: Schahryar Fekri - http://www.schahryar.com/photoblog/475

Man attempts to hijack Alitalia Paris-Rome flight

An attempt to hijack an Italian airline demanded to be diverted to Libya was been foil when the hijacker was overpower by the cabin crew of the Alitalia's Paris to Rome flight, after he threatened them with a...

Southwest Airlines plane tore open 18 minutes after take off

Southwest Airlines has canceled 300 flights and grounded 79 planes for inspection, following a near crash incidence during a flight on Friday. On a Boeing 737 flight belonging to the airline, from Phoenix, Arizona to Sacramento, California, a 5feet by 1foot hole opened on top...

Bullet Hole in a US Airways plane

The FBI has recovered a bullet from a plane that left Philadelphia on Monday and landed in Charlotte, N.C. The bullet hole was discovered by a pilot during a routine visual inspection before the plane was set to take off from Charlotte. He noticed the hole above a window near...

Passengers thwart Turkish jet hijack attempt

" Passengers on a Turkish Airlines jet have overpowered a man who tried to hijack their flight from Norway to Istanbul, security sources say. Turkish media reported that the man put on a mask and tried to force his way into the cockpit, saying he had a bomb. He is said to...

Flight recorders discovered in fatal Beirut plane crash

Was this simply a mechanical malfunction or human error? Should this plane never have been allowed to leave the ground in such weather as the officials are being criticized for? As CBC stated in their article, “Officials have ruled out terrorism as a cause of the crash,...

Passengers face tougher checks on US-bound flights

New Delhi: US administration currently imposess extra security on the american air ports, from coming flight fron 14 countries neme are Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia...

First Refuelling Aircraft Arrives in Pakistan: PAF

"According to PAF sources, the first aerial refuelling aircraft has arrived Pakistan at the Air Force base. The aircraft has been purchased from Ukraine which is capable of refuelling several aircrafts in single...

Bomb Threat Note On American Airlines Plane In Boston

A flight attendant found a note which read "Bomb onboard. Boston to Miami" on American Airlines Flight 1318 at 2:30 pm Wednesday. The flight was pre-boarding when the note was discovered in the lavatory, and all passengers were taken off the plane. The plane was searched, but...

Bermuda Triangle Plane Mysteries Solved

Multiple planes and ships went missing in the area between Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico in the 1940s, leading to the legend of the Bermuda Triangle. Most of the disappearances are still unexplained, but BBC journalist Tom Mangold has managed to recreate plausible...

US Navy: Pirates fire on US helicopter

In Dubai a U.S. Navy helicopter was fired at by Somalian Pirates in a highjacked ship, the helicopter which is based on the USS Chancellorsville was not hit and there were no injuries. The First attack by pirates...

Continental Flight 128 Diverted to mia Severe Turbulence

"Continental Flight 128 Diverted to MIA After Encountering Severe Turbulence By Mike Mitchell (Update) August 4, 2009, Continental Flight 128 departed Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sunday about 9:45 PM with 168...

At 41000 feet, no clouds to spoil the view

"At 41000 feet, no clouds to spoil the view" "On board Eclipse Flight: In keeping with the moment and the prospect of viewing a solar eclipse from somewhere above the clouds, the excitement is total....

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