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United Airlines flight makes emergency landing after apparent animal strike, engine fire
A United Airlines plane engine shot out fire after hitting an animal on takeoff.
No injuries reported after Air Canada flight ‘experienced a suspected landing gear issue’ after arrival in Halifax

An Air Canada Express flight “experienced a suspected landing gear issue” after arriving at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia on Saturday night, though no injuries were reported, according to the airline.
South Korea plane crash initial report finds evidence of bird strike
A preliminary report on the Jeju Air plane that crashed in South Korea in December killing 179 on board reveals evidence of a bird strike. The report says that both engines of the plane contained duck remains but it provided no conclusions about what caused the plane to land without its landing gear deployed or why flight data stopped recording in the final four minutes of the flight.
Two killed in plane crash in Poland
Firefighters found the charred remains of the victims in a field near the village of Lipowa, according to the State Fire Service, News.Az reports, cit…
Wingtip Devices Cut Fuel Costs
University of NSW researchers have developed a new organic design utilizing rows of tiny jets along the top of the aircraft wing for smoothing airflow over a wing. The devices may from 1 to 3.5 % on the cost of fuel. PHD student Nicholas Findanis based his research on how marine creatures such as octopus, squid and jellyfish propel themselves through water.
In the meantime, Airbus is developing devices called Sharklets, at a cost of $969,000 which will be installed on Air New Zealand A320s by the end of 2012, followed by A321s, A319s and A318s.
