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New UK-US airline buys first plane

Global Airlines said it has acquired an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger jet.

The Independent UK

China’s first domestically-made passenger jet takes flight

The jet took off on Sunday morning from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and landed less than two hours later in Beijing with 130 passengers on board

Evening Standard

China's 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight

China’s first domestically made passenger jet has flown its maiden commercial flight, as China looks to compete with industry giants such as Boeing and Airbus in the global aircraft market

The Independent UK

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China Eastern launches new homegrown narrow-body jet

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China Eastern Airlines on Sunday sent the country's narrow-body jet C919 on its first commercial flight, marking the homegrown plane's entry into passenger service and a milestone for China's efforts to become more self-reliant.

Bangkok Post

Man who opened Asiana plane’s door in flight was ‘uncomfortable’

Passenger opened emergency door on Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 when it was 213 metres (700 feet) above ground.

Al Jazeera

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.

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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

Daily Mirror

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

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

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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Businessweek

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.

The Times of India

Lessors seek to take back possession of Go First planes, complicating rescue efforts

MUMBAI: Lessors are seeking to take back possession of at least 20 Airbus SE jets operated by Go Airlines India Ltd, further complicating the insolvent carrier’s attempts to start flying again, even as a local bankruptcy court contemplates whether the company should get any respite.

Daily Mirror

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

Birmingham Post

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

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Bangkok 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.

Dynamite News

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:

Space

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.

Space

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.

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