Planes collide mid-air killing two in Kenya
NAIROBI, March 5, 2024 (AFP) - A student pilot and instructor died on Tuesday when their aircraft collided with a…
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Aviation
Germany braces for fresh rail, air travel strikes
By Michelle FITZPATRICK FRANKFURT, Germany, March 4, 2024 (AFP) - German travellers braced for fresh upheaval after unions on Monday…
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Rat on a plane sparks worries for Sri Lanka’s airline
COLOMBO, Feb 27, 2024 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's national airline on Tuesday blamed a rat for grounding a plane for…
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Boeing, Airbus grapple with supply chain woes, delaying billion-dollar orders
By Martin ABBUGAO SINGAPORE, Feb 23, 2024 (AFP) - Boeing and Airbus struck deals to sell billions of dollars' worth…
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Boeing 737 MAX program chief departs months after Alaska Airlines’ mid-air scare
NEW YORK, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) - Boeing announced Wednesday that the head of its 737 MAX program is departing…
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Vietjet inks deal for 20 Airbus A330-900s, modernizing fleet and expanding network
SINGAPORE, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) - European aviation giant Airbus said Thursday that Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air has agreed to…
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Hong Kong airport ground worker killed by plane in freak accident
HONG KONG, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - A Hong Kong airport ground worker was killed when he was hit by…
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Lufthansa says strike to axe up to 90% of flights
FRANKFURT, Germany, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - Up to 90 percent of Lufthansa's flight schedule will be cancelled Wednesday due…
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Japanese airliners ‘clip wings’, no injuries
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - The wing tips of two passenger jets "scratched" each other at a Japanese airport…
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US approves inspection program to return Boeing 737 MAX to service
By John BIERS NEW YORK, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) - US regulators approved a detailed inspection framework that would allow…
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Six dead in commuter plane crash in Canada’s far north
OTTAWA, Jan 24, 2024 (AFP) - Six people died when a small commuter plane carrying workers to a mine in…
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Heavy snow, freezing rain hobble European travel
By Deborah COLE BERLIN, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - Severe winter weather in northern Europe prompted the cancellation of hundreds…
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