Plane flying to London from Mumbai was forced to return after a rat was spotted on board.
Flight AI131 travelling to London on Wednesday and was over Iran airspace when someone spotted the rodent.
The passengers continued their journey on a replacement flight later on.
Air India says the plane had been fumigated and the presence of a rodent was being investigated.
Its known that rats are occasionally get on board aircraft along with gathering and other supplies but can pose a serious technical as well as a health hazard if they chew through wires.
The airline said that "though the presence of the rodent was not confirmed", the decision to abort the flight was a precaution and part of the passengers safety.
EMERGENCY 20 passengers injured on Air Canada flight #AC88 due to turbulence
About 20 passengers on an Air Canada flight were injured by turbulence and will be treated at the Calgary airport once they land, according to the fire department. Calgary fire department spokeswoman Carol Henke said there are three fire trucks en route and EMS is also responding. Air Canada flight 88 departed from Shanghai, China and was ultimately bound for Toronto.
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NEWS UK to review VAT savings at airside shops
UK chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the government will launch a review into airport sales to make sure VAT savings are being passed on to shoppers. As thousands of travellers head off for New Year’s getaways, the chancellor confirmed that the extensive review will make sure that VAT relief in airports is leading to savings for shoppers, as it is intended to do.
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NEWS Heathrow Airport celebrates 70th anniversary in 2016
Today marks 70 years since Heathrow officially became a commercial airport. Over the course of 2016, Heathrow will be celebrating a number of key moments with colleagues, passengers and the local community to mark this significant anniversary.
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NEWS Air Canada flight diverted to Calgary following turbulence injuries
A Canada-bound plane has been forced to make an emergency landing after being hit by severe turbulence. Some 21 passengers, including three children, were injured on board the Air Canada flight AC088 from Shanghai to Toronto, with the aircraft diverted to Calgary after the turbulence hit.
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NEWS Airbus is to delay the first delivery of the new A320neo until 2016
Airbus has delayed the delivery of its first A320neo aircraft by "a few days", a spokesman said on Wednesday, missing the goal to hand over the jet to its initial customer by the end of 2015.
"Discussions are continuing such that when we deliver the plane, it is truly operational in the Lufthansa fleet," the Airbus spokesman said. "It will take a few days."
Lufthansa is to become the first airline due to take delivery of the A320neo passenger jet earlier this month after Qatar Airways questioned technical performance of the engines.
Lufthansa said it had agreed with Airbus to delay the delivery to the start of 2016 due to "technical complexities".
Airbus said this related to delays in providing documentation.
NEWS Virgin America signs codeshare with China Southern Airlines
Virgin America and China Southern Airlines announce a codeshare agreement to offer seamless booking and travel between China, Southeast Asia and multiple Virgin America destinations across the United States. Under the new agreement, China Southern will place its two-digit airline code and flight numbers on a range of Virgin America routes operating from Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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EMERGENCY United Boeing 737 flight #UA1977 Skids off runway at Chicago O’Hare
A United Airlines flight from Seattle skidded off a runway at O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday.
Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Aviation Department and FAA officials confirmed United Flight 1977 from Seattle slid off the end of Runway 27R into an overrun area after missing a turn to begin taxiing to the terminal. The airline said the plane never left the pavement, and stopped within an overrun area.
The Fire Department said there was no damage to the plane, a Boeing 737-900.
Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Aviation Department and FAA officials confirmed United Flight 1977 from Seattle slid off the end of Runway 27R into an overrun area after missing a turn to begin taxiing to the terminal. The airline said the plane never left the pavement, and stopped within an overrun area.
The Fire Department said there was no damage to the plane, a Boeing 737-900.
VIDEO Impressive crosswind landing at Dublin during #StormFrank today
@JOEdotie Airline Pilots earning their crust today at @DublinAirport pic.twitter.com/66uzpwHfSj
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Southwest Airlines has announced a new tentative agreement with Transport Workers Union Local 555. The union represents more than 12,000 Southwest ground operations, provisioning, and cargo agents. The Union’s Executive Board reviewed an Agreement in Principle that negotiators reached December 23rd and decided to conduct a ratification vote that could end more than four years of negotiations.
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NEWS Etihad-airberlin codeshare deal hit by German court
A court in Germany has ruled that Etihad Airways and airberlin cannot continue codesharing arrangements on some of their routes beyond mid-January. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad holds a 29.2 per cent stake in Germany’s second-largest airline and their codesharing provides important income for airberlin.
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NEWS Hong Kong Airlines to boost Tianjin frequency
In view of increasing passenger demand, Hong Kong Airlines, an internationally-acclaimed full-service airline, will increase the flight frequency on its Hong Kong - Tianjin route service to double daily commencing on January 16th 2016. Li Dianchun, commercial director of Hong Kong Airlines said: “Benefitting from the booming economic and cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and Tianjin, we see a significant increase in visitor volume which encourages us to further enhance the flight frequency to twice daily.”
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NEWS Iberia welcomes first Airbus A330-200 to fleet
Iberia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, a more modern aircraft and more fuel-efficient than the planes it is replacing. It is the first of 13 that will join the fleet over the next three years. Airbus A330-200s are powered by two engines and their fuel efficiency makes them both cheaper to operate and more friendly to the environment.
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NEWS Qatar Airways Cargo launches Dallas-Fort Worth route
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced it will launch a new freighter route to Dallas/Fort Worth commencing operations on January 19th, 2016, increasing its network to six freighter destinations in the Americas. A Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777F will fly two times a week to Dallas from Liege.
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NEWS Cebu Pacific Air launches Davao-Singapore flights
Cebu Pacific Air, the Philippines’ largest airline, has marked the start of twice weekly non-stop flights between Davao and Singapore with great fanfare. The inaugural flight was sent off by Philippine department of tourism assistant secretary Art Boncato and Cebu vice president for marketing and distribution Candice Iyog.
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NEWS Russell Crowe is annoyed at Virgin Australia for refusing Hoverboards on the flight
Actor Russell Crowe lashed out at Virgin Australia on Twitter on Tuesday while returning to New Zealand from Australia after going to Sam Burgess' wedding.
Ridiculous @VirginAustralia. No Segway boards as luggage? Too late to tell us at airport.Kids and I offloaded. Goodbye Virgin. Never again.
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) December 29, 2015
Social media crew at the airline replied apologising and explaining that Virgin Australia along with many other Aussie and worldwide airlines have banned the Hoverboards onboard because of the batteries in them.
ALERT Alaska Airlines pilot mistakes taxiway for runway at Sea-Tac
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 landed on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s central taxiway – not the runway – on Dec. 19, the fourth time a pilot has made the error in the history of the airport.
NEWS Two planespotting teenagers are killed outside Antalya airport after being run over while taking pictures of a plane
Two teenagers were run over and killed by a truck driver after lying on a dimly lit road outside Antayla Airport in Turkey, trying to photograph the planes flying overhead.
They were among a group of five young men who rented a car and drove from Alanya to Antayla, an 83-mile stretch along the Mediterranean coast.
Çağlar Savaşçı, 19, and Muhammet Bozkurt, 17, were killed when a 27-year-old truck driver failed to spot the teenagers and ran them over.
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NEWS 1,000 Chinese high school graduates have to parade in bikinis for a chance to become flight attendants
More than 1,000 graduates paraded in swimwear and airline uniforms in a bid to attract potentially lucrative contracts in aviation or fashion.
The unusual event attracted potential applicants from Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Jilin and a number of other nearby provinces.
All of the candidates are thought to be recent graduates while those in the audience are from modelling schools and airline training colleges.
The event, hosted by modelling agency Oriental Beauty, is said to be a way for recruiters to find talent in one place and for the candidates to establish their own platform.
VIDEO A310 runway excursion at Mbuji-Mayi airport, Congo
Service air crash the pilot did try and that's not really his fault but runway shots certainly bad weather.
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HISTORY 1 year since Virgin Atlantic Flight #VS43 landing scare
1 year ago today, Virgin Atlantic Flight #VS43 (G-VROM) with 447 passengers & 18 crew members was a scheduled passenger flight from London Gatwick to Las Vegas. The aircraft took off at 11:43GMT, shortly after the pilots discovered a problem with part of its main landing gear.
The Boeing 747 circled over southern England for several hours dumping fuel before making a safe landing back at Gatwick shortly before 16:00GMT.
The Boeing 747 circled over southern England for several hours dumping fuel before making a safe landing back at Gatwick shortly before 16:00GMT.
Route took by Virgin Atlantic Flight VS43.
Photos of the 747 circling over East Sussex to burn off fuel.
Virgin Atlantic Flight VS43 emergency landing before & after (Cabin).
Virgin Atlantic Flight VS43 emergency landing with Radio.
Photos of the 747 emergency landing at London Gatwick Airport.
It was later found out that a maintenance personnel installed the main landing gear actuator upside-down before the aircraft suffered an undercarriage jam while returning to London Gatwick. The maintenance team did not use a sling to hold the 85kg actuator in place as it was fitted. Two technicians instead manually supported it - holding the heavy component for over 30 mins, owing to delays in locating an attachment pin.
Incorrect installation resulted in forces that distorted a hydraulic port during retraction, causing the fluid leak and subsequent gear jam.
Sources: Information BBC, Flightglobal
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NEWS Qatar Airways launches new Durban flights
Qatar Airways has launched new services between Doha and Durban, offering passengers the opportunity to experience another idyllic subtropical destination. The four-times-weekly service to Durban further complements the airline’s existing daily flights to Cape Town and double daily flights to Johannesburg, and is an expansion of the airline’s operations in South Africa.
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NEWS Norwegian reaches crew deal with OSM Aviation
Norwegian Air Resources Holding and OSM Aviation have signed an agreement to form a stronger global partnership in employment and management of aviation crew. The new partnership – where NARH acquires 50 per cent of OSM Aviation – will build on the experiences of Norwegian’s and OSM Aviation’s established relationship offering professional employment and good career opportunities.
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ALERT Allegiant MD-80 slides off taxiway at Eisenhower airport
An Allegiant Air jet slid off late Sunday night at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport. It remained closed on Monday morning.
The MD-80 came off the taxiway around 11:40 p.m. Sunday, and its 160 passengers and six crew were transported back to the terminal by way of buses.
The aircraft’s right wheel left the pavement and ended up on the grass. The airplane was taxiing at a very slow speed.
NEWS Emirates adds new flights to Istanbul, Turkey
With the launch of daily flights to Sabiha Gökçen Emirates has increased its overall capacity to Istanbul by 35 per cent, offering a total of 18 flights per week to this popular business and tourism destination. Located on the Asian side of the bi-continental city of Istanbul, Sabiha Gökçen International Airport offers travellers convenient access to the city’s impressive cultural and historical sites.
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NEWS Etihad opens medical facility for employees
Etihad Airways has opened the doors to a new world-class medical facility in Abu Dhabi for its employees. The complex includes an aviation clinic, employee visa medical centre, as well as an Emirates ID centre. Ray Gammell, Etihad Airways chief people and performance officer, said: “As a global employer of choice, we pride ourselves on offering best-in-class services to our fast-growing workforce of Emiratis and expatriates.
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HISTORY 1 year since the crash of Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501.
1 year ago today, Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 (PK-AXC) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore. The Airbus A320-200 was carrying 155 passengers which included 137 adults, 17 children and one infant. The crew consisted of two pilots, 4 flight attendants and a company engineer. Nationality included Indonesia, South Korea, France, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
QZ8501 took off from Juanda International Airport at 05:35 Western Indonesian Time 28 December 2014. (22:35 UTC 27 December 2014). At 06:12WIT (23:12UTC) the pilot request permission to climb to 38,000ft to avoid big storm clouds. Shortly after at 6:18 Western Indonesian Time (23:18 UTC) ATC lost contact with the aircraft.
Two days after the crash, debris from the aircraft & human remains were found floating in the Java Sea. Searchers located wreckage on the sea floor on 3 January, and the black boxes were recovered on 13 January. By the end of March 2015, 113 of the 162 bodies were recovered.
On 20 January 2015, it was reported that the aircraft had stalled in bad weather during an abnormally steep climb and had been unable to recover.
FDR data at the time of the stall showed sidesticks dual input. The captain pulled up (LEFT). The co-pilot pushed down (RIGHT). Which resulted in no movement of the elevator control surfaces (=0) and the plane stalled until the recording ended.
On 1 December 2015, the NTSC released its report concluding that the sequence of events leading to the crash started with a malfunction in the rudder travel limiter unit that eventually led to a 104-degree roll of the aircraft. The pilots response & miscommunication was linked in the chain of events that led to the loss of the aircraft.
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 final report:
http://kemhubri.dephub.go.id/knkt/ntsc_home/ntsc.htm
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Captain Iriyanto (LEFT). PK-AXC (CENTER). First Officer Rémi Emmanuel Plesel (RIGHT).
QZ8501 took off from Juanda International Airport at 05:35 Western Indonesian Time 28 December 2014. (22:35 UTC 27 December 2014). At 06:12WIT (23:12UTC) the pilot request permission to climb to 38,000ft to avoid big storm clouds. Shortly after at 6:18 Western Indonesian Time (23:18 UTC) ATC lost contact with the aircraft.
FDR data at the time of the stall showed sidesticks dual input. The captain pulled up (LEFT). The co-pilot pushed down (RIGHT). Which resulted in no movement of the elevator control surfaces (=0) and the plane stalled until the recording ended.
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 final report:
http://kemhubri.dephub.go.id/knkt/ntsc_home/ntsc.htm
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HISTORY In 1991, All 129 survived a crash landing near Gottröra, Sweden.
24 years ago today, Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 (OY-KHO) was a scheduled passenger flight from Stockholm, Sweden to Warsaw Poland, via Copenhagen Denmark. The aircraft was piloted by Danish captain Stefan G. Rasmussen and Swedish first officer Ulf Cedermark.
Before take off, ice had collected on the wings close to the fuselage, which broke off and was sucked into the engines as the aircraft became airborne. Both engine's began to surge & the captain responded by throttling down a little, without the pilots knowledge it changed to automatic mode (ATR) which increased throttle setting with altitude. The high load from the surges caused the engines to break up & fail.
An off-duty captain, Per Holmberg entered the cockpit & assisted in troubleshooting, draft resolutions and strike planning. Per Holmberg repeated to the captain 'Look Straight Ahead' at least 20 times during the descent. The aircraft made a forced emergency landing in a field near Gottröra, Sweden. All 129 passengers & crew on board survived.
The investigation commission concluded that Holmberg effort "probably saved everyone on board & from an even worst crash"
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NEWS Turkish Airlines flight with over 150 passengers aboard makes emergency landing in Russia
A Turkish Airlines flight with more than 150 passengers on board has made an emergency landing in the Russian city of Irkutsk. The Boeing 737-900 was en route from Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek to Mongolian capital Ulan Bator.
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NEWS Emirates adds new flights to Istanbul
With the launch of daily flights to Sabiha Gökçen Emirates has increased its overall capacity to Istanbul by 35 percent, offering a total of 18 flights per week to this popular business and tourism destination.
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NEWS Etihad opens medical facility for employees
Etihad Airways has opened the doors to a new world-class medical facility in Abu Dhabi for its employees. The complex includes an aviation clinic, employee visa medical centre, as well as an Emirates ID centre.
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NEWS Flybe to operate two new French routes from London City in 2016
Flybe will operate two brand new routes to Paris Charles de Gaulle and Rennes as part of its 2016 summer schedule from London City Airport. Weekday flights to Paris have been timed for convenient day returns, with those to Rennes operating for peak summer every day except Saturdays.
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HISTORY In 2009, A Nigerian man attempted to blow up a Northwest Flight.
6 years ago today, Northwest Airlines Flight 253 an international passenger flight from Amsterdam to Detroit was the target of a failed al-Qaeda bombing attempt on Christmas Day.
The bomber in the Christmas Day bombing attempt was 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian man who had concealed plastic explosives in his underwear but failed to detonate them properly.
Passengers tackled & restrained him while the pilot landed the plane. Three people were injured and Umar Abdulmutallab was arrested.
In January 2010, Abdulmutallab was convicted in a U.S federal court of eight criminal counts including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder of 289 passengers & crew.
On 16 February 2012, he was sentenced to 4 life terms plus 50 years without parole.
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The bomber in the Christmas Day bombing attempt was 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian man who had concealed plastic explosives in his underwear but failed to detonate them properly.
Passengers tackled & restrained him while the pilot landed the plane. Three people were injured and Umar Abdulmutallab was arrested.
In January 2010, Abdulmutallab was convicted in a U.S federal court of eight criminal counts including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder of 289 passengers & crew.
On 16 February 2012, he was sentenced to 4 life terms plus 50 years without parole.
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NEWS: LAN Airlines flight to Madrid diverted to Faro, Portugal on Wednesday
LAN Airlines plane landed at Faro with 224 passengers.
The emergency landing was because of a technical fault with one of the engines broken down.
All passengers are fine.
The emergency landing was because of a technical fault with one of the engines broken down.
All passengers are fine.
NEWS New human resources leadership for Boeing
Boeing has elected Heidi Capozzi, 46, a corporate senior vice president, and named her to replace Tony Parasida as the company’s human resources leader effective March 1st, 2016. Parasida, senior vice president of human resources and administration, has announced his intent to retire this spring after a 38-year Boeing career.
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VIDEO Helicopter crashes on Treasure Island, Fiji. All 7 escape unharmed.
A tourist at Fiji Treasure Island Resort recorded the moment a helicopter carrying seven people crashed into trees while landing. Incredibly, all 6 passengers & the pilot walked away from the crash on Wednesday unharmed.
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NEWS Tata selected for key Lufthansa technology contract
Tata Consultancy Services has been selected by Deutsche Lufthansa AG, a leading global aviation group, to provide testing services and help improve the quality of services of their technology operations. The deal is part of Lufthansa’s IT-transformation initiative to accelerate speed to market, improve customer experience and enable innovation and continuous improvement.
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NEWS Artic Aviation Assets confirms HK Express lease
Arctic Aviation Assets - a fully owned subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle - has signed a final agreement to lease out 12 Airbus 320neo aircraft to airline HK Express. The 12 aircraft are scheduled to be delivered between 2016 and 2018. “We are delighted to work with HK Express to support their expanding network with the modern and fuel-efficient Airbus A320neo”, said Tore Jenssen, chief executive of Arctic Aviation Assets.
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HISTORY In 1994, Air France Flight 8969 was hijacked by the GIA at Algiers Airport.
21 years ago today, Air France Flight #AF8969 (F-GBEC) was hijacked by four Armed Islamic Group (GIA) terrorists at Houari Boumedienne Airport, Algiers, Algeria. The terrorists murdered three passengers, with the intention to blow up the plane over the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Two days later, on Boxing Day, the aircraft was flown to Marseille, France to be fuelled. The aircraft was stormed by the French Armed Forces (GIGN) squad causing substantial damage to the cockpit and killing all four hijackers.
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Photos are taken from actual footage of the GIGN Raid on Air France Flight 8969
26 December 1994.
NEWS Demonstrators in Minnesota temporarily close Saint Paul International Airport
Protests by the Black Lives Matter group have taken place in US states of Minnesota and California.
The demonstrators have temporarily closed Minnesota's international airport and has interrupted Christmas shopping in malls.
Police say up to 15 people arrested at the two locations.
The demonstrators have temporarily closed Minnesota's international airport and has interrupted Christmas shopping in malls.
Police say up to 15 people arrested at the two locations.
NEWS Airport passengers hit by major rail engineering works
Passengers headed for London airports over Christmas are set to experience disruption as National Rail begins a period of intensive engineering works. Gatwick Express train services from London Victoria will stop for the next ten days, reassuming only on January 4th.
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NEWS British Airways celebrates ba.com Christmas birthday
Michael Jackson’s Earth Song was the festive number one, kids were going crazy to have the must-have ‘Pogs’ as presents, there was a run on Cranberries thanks to Delia Smith’s latest Christmas recipes – and ba.com was about to make its debut on the internet. The worldwide web was still finding its feet and few people really understood how big a difference the internet was going to make to their everyday lives.
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NEWS Missing now for 21 months & now only six months are left to find missing Malaysia Airlines flight #MH370
The flight took off with 239 passengers and crew to Beijing when ATC lost contact with it.
Search is now the largest and most expensive in aviation history. Malaysia has spent £50m on the search and is still yet to be found.
Time is now running out! The search is expected to conclude in June, six months time.
In 2015, experts said they believe investigators are 'close to finding' the 777 which is most likely to have crashed in the sea.
Over 30,000 sq miles of sea floor has been searched with no trace of the plane.
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Australia's search has been an area of nearly 75,000sq miles of seabed off the coast of Perth.
Families of the passengers have been critical of the handling of this investigation since the beginning. They've complained that officials have failed to keep them informed of the different stages of the investigation.
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Few other passengers aboard from Iran, US, Canada, Indonesia, Australia, India, France, NZ, Ukraine, Russia, Taiwan and the Netherlands
Two Iranian men aboard were found to be travelling on false passports. They've not been linked to terrorist groups
NEWS Seven people escape helicopter crash on Treasure Island, Fiji.
Seven people were lucky to escape after the Eurocopter they were travelling in crash landed earlier today on Treasure Island, Fiji.
The helicopter was apparently caught by a strong gust of wind. The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji will be investigating this accident.
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The helicopter was apparently caught by a strong gust of wind. The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji will be investigating this accident.
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NEWS China Southern Airlines confirms $8.4bn Boeing order
Boeing has confirmed that China Southern Airlines has announced a commitment to purchase 80 737s. The commitment includes a combination of 30 Next-Generation 737s and 50 737 MAX airplanes, valued at $8.38 billion at current list prices.
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NEWS Port of Seattle to explore aviation biofuel options
The Port of Seattle, Alaska Airlines and Boeing are partnering to move toward a significant environmental goal: powering all flights by all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with sustainable aviation biofuel. Sea-Tac is the first United States airport to lay out a long-term roadmap to incorporate aviation biofuel into its infrastructure in a cost-effective, efficient manner.
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