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Russia suspected in plot to target cargo planes in Europe and the U.S.

Officials say proxies working for Russia were likely behind bombs destined for DHL flights in Europe, and U.S.-bound planes may have been a future target.

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Russia suspected of sending incendiary devices on US- and Canada-bound planes, Wall Street Journal reports

Incendiary devices that ignited in Germany and the United Kingdom in July were part of a covert Russian operation, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Kremlin has denied the allegations.

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RDU flight to vacation hotspot gets larger plane

The seasonal flight to Puerto Rico launches Feb. 25 and runs through March 29.

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Small plane makes emergency landing on Bay Area highway

California Highway Patrol says a small plane landed on a Bay Area highway on Monday morning.

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Bay Area traffic snarled after small plane makes emergency landing on highway near Cupertino

No injuries were reported after a small plane made an emergency landing on Highway 85…

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Austrian Airlines Switches To Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner On Vienna-Boston Winter Flights: Other Plane Changes In North America

The changes indicate that the Boeing 787-9 will play an ever-growing part in Austrian Airlines’ long-haul network.

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Victoria Derbyshire describes ‘upsetting’ time she miscarried on a plane then went back to work

The BBC presenter recalled the ‘very upsetting’ experience of losing her first pregnancy.

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One of Boeing’s biggest customers leveled fresh criticism over ongoing 737 Max delivery delays

Europe’s largest airline by passengers, Ryanair, saw profits fall 18% in the six months to the end of September.

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China Eastern Takes Delivery Of Its 1st Airbus A321neo Planes

Airbus delivered two Airbus A321neo aircraft to China Eastern Airlines at the end of October.

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Senior IRGC commander killed in light plane crash amid counterterrorism drill in southeast Iran

An ultralight gyroplane flown by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has crashed during a counterpart exercise in southeastern Iran, killing the pilot and a brigadier general.

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Silent Arrow® X-Plane Accepted into the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

Silent Arrow today announced that one of the company’s original GD-2000 flight test aircraft, tail number N23SA, has been donated and accepted by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Spac…

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Plane makes emergency landing after banging noises from the cargo hold scare passengers

An American Airlines flight travelling from Buenos Aires to New York made an emergency landing after passengers reported hearing strange noises. The Boeing 777-300ER took off from the Ministro Pistarini International Airport. Around 400 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, passengers and crew started hearing noises aboard the aircraft.

The pilots and the crew activated security protocols and started working to find the source of the noise.

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Deadly plane crash near Crossville under investigation

Officials confirmed one body was found following a Friday morning plane crash near Crossville, which is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

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One dead in plane crash near Crossville, sheriff says

NTSB officials said the crash involved a Cessna 150 airplane, which is a small aircraft capable of carrying two people.

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Flights suspended over Red Sea after plane crew spot ‘luminous object’

A major airline was forced to change course over the Middle East body of water which is close to Houthi Rebels who have previously fired missiles at Israel.

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Helsinki Airport Worker Died While Servicing the Plane Lavatories

A ground worker at Helsinki Airport (HEL) in Finland Died in a tragic accident early Saturday (November 2, 2024) after being crushed between an aircraft and a lavatory service vehicle.

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Former President Trump signs replica plane while campaigning in North Carolina

Footage filmed by Trump’s senior advisor Dan Scavino Jr. shows Trump signing a ScaleWings SW51 Mustang, a replica of P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft used by the United States in WWII.

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Flight attendant miraculously survived 33,000ft fall without a parachute after plane exploded mid-air

Vesna Vulovi? survived a 33,000ft fall without a parachute after a plane exploded mid-air.

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Armed police storm plane after mystery ‘banging’ sounds are heard by passengers while 30,000 feet in the air

Passengers onboard an American Airlines flight from Buenos Aires to New York were met by a heavily armed SWAT team that raided the plane.

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