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Chaos as passenger opens plane door in flight

 SEOUL: A passenger opened an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight as it was preparing to land on Friday, the carrier said, adding that the plane landed safely but several people were taken to hospital.

Bangkok Post

South Korea detains a passenger after a door opens on Asiana flight in mid-air

No one was injured as some people aboard the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 aircraft tried to stop the person from opening the door but it was eventually opened partially, the government said.

WEKU

E-cigarette explodes on easyJet flight filling cabin with smoke causing mass panic

The Airbus A320 flight from Geneva to Amsterdam earlier this month had to perform a dramatic U-turn. Passengers eventually reached their destination 24 hours later

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Union fury as Qantas adds Finnish aircraft to fleet

Australia's pilots' union is furious over a Qantas decision to lease two Finnair aircraft and crews to supplement its international capacity.

AAP

Germany to phase out Tiger combat helicopters by 2038 - ministry

Germany plans to phase out its Tiger combat helicopters by 2038 and replace the fleet over time with H145M light military helicopters, built - like the Tiger - by Airbus, the defence ministry said on Saturday.

Reuters

British Airways crew thrown across plane in turbulence horror causing fractured pelvis

The unnamed British Airways airline employee was drinking a cup of tea over the coast of North Africa when the Airbus A350 entered unexpected turbulence during the cruise

Daily Mirror

Which teams have endured the least successful seasons in football history?

Plus: teams not drawing all season; meeting on the final day and in the playoffs; and the pointlessness of stud inspections

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Military transporter plane A400M issues emergency call near Bristol

The Airbus A400M issued an emergency "squawk" as it headed to RAF Brize Norton

Bristol Post

EasyJet plane travelling at 300mph in near miss with drone flying 16ft away

Safety officials say there was serious risk of collison over Sussex

The Independent UK

Airbus Bets on a Stretched A220 Jet to Beat Boeing’s 737

Altering an existing plane could save the company billions of dollars compared with developing a new one—but it risks cannibalizing sales of its mainstay A320.

Businessweek

Passengers hear loud explosion and begin praying after engine TEARS OFF plane mid-air

Iolani Kuoha was taking children from her school to a conference on another Hawaiian island and while on the plane, she heard a loud noise that sounded like an explosion

Daily Mirror

Airbus profits and aircraft output drop amid supply chain ‘tensions’

The aerospace giant which employs thousands of people at its UK sites in South Gloucestershire and North Wales said commercial aircraft delivery had halved during the first quarter of the year

Birmingham Post

Owner has no plans to exit Go First

BANGALORE: Go First Airlines (India) Ltd owner Wadia Group is completely committed to the airline and had no plans to exit it, the airline's chief executive told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Go First has lengthy history of missing financial obigations, says Pratt & Whitney official

After Go First filed for bankruptcy blaming jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney (P&W) for grounding half of its fleet, the US aerospace major hit back stating that the budget airline has a "lengthy history of missing its financial obligations." Read further on Dynamite News:

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How do you create lunar gravity in a plane? A veteran zero-G pilot explains

Veteran parabolic flight pilot Eric Delesalle sits down with Space.com to talk about what it takes to create weightlessness and lunar gravity in a plane.

Bangkok Post

132 Thais arrive home from Sudan

The second group of 132 Thais arrived home from Sudan on a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Airbus A340-500 that landed at Don Mueang's military airport at about 11pm on Saturday night.

Radio France Internationale

Prosecutor to appeal acquittal of Airbus, Air France in Rio-Paris crash case

A French public prosecutor is appealing a court decision that had cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of responsibility in France’s worst aviation disaster, the crash of a plane headed from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in June 2009 that killed all 228 people on board.

Bangkok Post

First batch of evacuees scheduled to come home

A flight transporting 78 Thais from Sudan was scheduled to arrive in Bangkok at 10pm last night, the air force said, making them the first group of evacuees to arrive home since the conflict in the North African country began.

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Watch an astronaut test a 'lunar wheelbarrow' in moon-like gravity for 1st time (exclusive video)

European scientists used a parabolic flight mimicking lunar gravity to test a device that might one day help astronauts transport material on the moon.

Bangkok Post

Thai evacuees from Sudan to arrive Thursday night

The first group of Thai evacuees from Sudan, 78 people, will arrive in Bangkok at 10pm on Thursday, according to the air force.

Bangkok Post

82 Thais from Sudan on first leg of trip home

The first group of 82 Thai nationals leaving Sudan arrived at the airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning, and are waiting to be picked up on Thursday by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Bangkok Post

Thais from Sudan due home late Wednesday

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) sent three aircraft to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night to repatriate Thai people evacuated from conflict-torn Sudan. They are expected to arrive at Don Mueang Airport around 8pm tomorrow.

Bangkok Post

Founder prepares for life after AirAsia

SINGAPORE: One of the best-known names in global aviation is preparing to step back from the front lines.

Asharq Al-Awsat

German Military Plane with 101 Evacuees from Sudan Lands in Berlin

A German air force plane with 101 people evacuated from Sudan landed in Berlin early on Monday, as countries rushed to get their citizens out of Khartoum while a shaky ceasefire held in the Sudanese capital. Sudan's sudden slide into conflict between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has…

Liverpool Echo

EasyJet plane met by ambulances on runway after emergency landing

The Airbus A320’s unscheduled stop followed a mid-air "red alert"

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