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Why Did Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Seal Its Emergency Exit? It Comes Down To Money
The aviation industry is still in shock from a near disaster on Jan. 5, 2024, in which a 60-pound "door plug" blew out from a nearly new Boeing 737 MAX 9 in flight at 16,000 feet, leaving a gaping hole in the fuselage.
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The Miracle Story Of How A US Plane Landed Safely After Losing Its Roof Mid-Flight
The ceiling of the Boeing 737 was torn off, and a large section of its fuselage then followed, exposing passengers in the 96-foot cabin to the open sky.
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Who's On Board The Missing Titanic Sub?
A five-person submersible vessel taking tourists on a $250,000 trip to see the wreckage from the 1912 Titanic disaster 12,500 feet (3,800m) undersea is missing in the Atlantic off Canada.
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Viral Video Of Nepal Flight Air Hostess Is Old, Not 'Minutes Before Crash'
Nepal is mourning the death of 69 people in Sunday's deadly plane crash, the worst aviation disaster in the country in three decades. Among the victims was 24-year-old flight attendant Oshin Ale Magar
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Nepal Mourns Victims Of Deadliest Plane Crash In Decades
Nepal observed a day of mourning on Monday for the victims of the nation's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades, with 67 people confirmed killed in the plane crash.
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68 Killed In Nepal's Plane Crash, Timeline Of Worst Crashes Since 1992
An aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on Sunday, officials said, the latest aviation disaster to hit the Himalayan nation.
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5 Indians Among 68 Dead In Nepal's Worst Plane Crash In 30 Years
At least 68 people were confirmed dead Sunday after a plane with 72 on board crashed minutes before landing in Nepal, in country's worst aviation disaster in three decades, news agency AFP said quoting the police.
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Disaster Management Body's Ex-Official Suggests "Flood Audit" Of All Airports
Former National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) vice-chairman M Shashidhar Reddy on Sunday wrote to Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia suggesting a "flood audit" of all airports in India.
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GoAir Pilots Lost Sight Of Runway 50 Feet Above Surface, Landed On Grass; Suspended
A GoAir A-320 NEO with 146 passengers onboard was moments away from potential disaster when its flight crew lost sight of the runway just 50 feet above the surface of Bengaluru airport in foggy weather conditions.
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Pilot Had "Emotional Breakdown" Before Nepal Plane Crash That Killed 51: Report
The captain of a Bangladeshi aeroplane "seemed to have an emotional breakdown" before a deadly crash last March, Nepali investigators said in a final report on the Himalayan nation's worst aviation disaster in 26 years.
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IndiGo Plane, Air Force Jet Were Just 300 Feet Apart On "Collision Course"
A mid-air disaster was averted last week when an IndiGo plane and an Indian Air Force (IAF) jet were on a "collision course" in Chennai airspace, setting off an RA warning for IndiGo pilot to steer the aircraft to a safer distance, a source said.
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49 Dead In Nepal's Worst Plane Crash In Decades
Forty-nine people were killed when a Bangladeshi plane crashed and burst into flames near Kathmandu airport on Monday, in the worst aviation disaster to hit Nepal in nearly three decades.
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Pilots' Poor English Risks 'Air Disaster' In UK Skies: Report
A poor standard of English among foreign pilots operating in the skies above the UK is increasing the risk of an air disaster, a report commissioned by the country's civil aviation regulator has found.
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Now, It's 66. The Number Of Chennai Airport's Glass Panel Disasters
Glass sheets coming crashing down at the Chennai airport occur so frequently that the National Human Rights Commission sought an explanation from airport officials as well as the Civil Aviation Ministry.
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Two Years On, MH370 Families Say Search For Missing Jet Must Continue
The families of passengers lost aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 say the two-year search for the missing aircraft must go on beyond a June deadline, as new hope emerged last week of resolving the aviation mystery.
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Why Did Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Seal Its Emergency Exit? It Comes Down To Money
The aviation industry is still in shock from a near disaster on Jan. 5, 2024, in which a 60-pound "door plug" blew out from a nearly new Boeing 737 MAX 9 in flight at 16,000 feet, leaving a gaping hole in the fuselage.
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The Miracle Story Of How A US Plane Landed Safely After Losing Its Roof Mid-Flight
The ceiling of the Boeing 737 was torn off, and a large section of its fuselage then followed, exposing passengers in the 96-foot cabin to the open sky.
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Who's On Board The Missing Titanic Sub?
A five-person submersible vessel taking tourists on a $250,000 trip to see the wreckage from the 1912 Titanic disaster 12,500 feet (3,800m) undersea is missing in the Atlantic off Canada.
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Viral Video Of Nepal Flight Air Hostess Is Old, Not 'Minutes Before Crash'
Nepal is mourning the death of 69 people in Sunday's deadly plane crash, the worst aviation disaster in the country in three decades. Among the victims was 24-year-old flight attendant Oshin Ale Magar
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Nepal Mourns Victims Of Deadliest Plane Crash In Decades
Nepal observed a day of mourning on Monday for the victims of the nation's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades, with 67 people confirmed killed in the plane crash.
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68 Killed In Nepal's Plane Crash, Timeline Of Worst Crashes Since 1992
An aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on Sunday, officials said, the latest aviation disaster to hit the Himalayan nation.
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5 Indians Among 68 Dead In Nepal's Worst Plane Crash In 30 Years
At least 68 people were confirmed dead Sunday after a plane with 72 on board crashed minutes before landing in Nepal, in country's worst aviation disaster in three decades, news agency AFP said quoting the police.
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Disaster Management Body's Ex-Official Suggests "Flood Audit" Of All Airports
Former National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) vice-chairman M Shashidhar Reddy on Sunday wrote to Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia suggesting a "flood audit" of all airports in India.
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GoAir Pilots Lost Sight Of Runway 50 Feet Above Surface, Landed On Grass; Suspended
A GoAir A-320 NEO with 146 passengers onboard was moments away from potential disaster when its flight crew lost sight of the runway just 50 feet above the surface of Bengaluru airport in foggy weather conditions.
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Pilot Had "Emotional Breakdown" Before Nepal Plane Crash That Killed 51: Report
The captain of a Bangladeshi aeroplane "seemed to have an emotional breakdown" before a deadly crash last March, Nepali investigators said in a final report on the Himalayan nation's worst aviation disaster in 26 years.
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IndiGo Plane, Air Force Jet Were Just 300 Feet Apart On "Collision Course"
A mid-air disaster was averted last week when an IndiGo plane and an Indian Air Force (IAF) jet were on a "collision course" in Chennai airspace, setting off an RA warning for IndiGo pilot to steer the aircraft to a safer distance, a source said.
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49 Dead In Nepal's Worst Plane Crash In Decades
Forty-nine people were killed when a Bangladeshi plane crashed and burst into flames near Kathmandu airport on Monday, in the worst aviation disaster to hit Nepal in nearly three decades.
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Pilots' Poor English Risks 'Air Disaster' In UK Skies: Report
A poor standard of English among foreign pilots operating in the skies above the UK is increasing the risk of an air disaster, a report commissioned by the country's civil aviation regulator has found.
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Now, It's 66. The Number Of Chennai Airport's Glass Panel Disasters
Glass sheets coming crashing down at the Chennai airport occur so frequently that the National Human Rights Commission sought an explanation from airport officials as well as the Civil Aviation Ministry.
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Two Years On, MH370 Families Say Search For Missing Jet Must Continue
The families of passengers lost aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 say the two-year search for the missing aircraft must go on beyond a June deadline, as new hope emerged last week of resolving the aviation mystery.
