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France Bans Domestic Flights On Short Routes That Can Be Covered By Train. Here's Why
The country is also cracking down on the use of private jets for short journeys in a bid to make transport greener and fairer for the population.
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3 Boeing 737NG Planes Grounded Due To Cracks, Says Ryanair
Irish airline Ryanair indicated Wednesday that three of its Boeing 737NG planes were taken out of service due to cracks, a problem that has grounded dozens of the jets globally. "Ryanair has already inspected over 70 of its oldest aircraft in full compliance with the Airworthiness Directive (of the US Federal Aviation Authority), and our rate of fi...
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Cracks Found In A380s Models, Airbus To Ask Airlines To Check Older Jets
European aircraft maker Airbus will ask airlines operating 25 of its oldest A380 super-jumbo jets to inspect their wings after cracks were found in some models, the EU's Aviation Safety Agency said.
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Cracks In Hawaii Volcano Roar Amid Warnings Of More
New fissures roaring like jet engines and spewing magma have opened on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, piling lava as high as a four-story building as the U.S. Geological Survey warned that more outbreaks were likely.
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Southwest Airlines Plane With Cracked Window Makes Emergency Landing
A cracked window forced a Southwest Airlines passenger jet bound from Chicago to Newark to divert Wednesday, two weeks after a midair engine explosion shattered a window on another of the company's Boeing 737s.
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Virgin Australia Flight Turns Back to Los Angeles After Window Crack
A Virgin Australia flight bound for Brisbane was turned back to Los Angeles after a crack was found in the passenger jet's windscreen, the airline said Thursday.
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F-35 flights should resume soon: Pentagon official
The Pentagon's director of the F-35 programme said Monday the next-generation US fighter jet could be back in the air within a fortnight after an engine crack forced the grounding of test flights.
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Pentagon grounds its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets
The US military has temporarily grounded its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets - used in Air Force, the Navy and the Marines - as a precautionary measure after a routine inspection detected a crack on an engine blade.
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Now, cracks appear in cockpit window of Dreamliner
Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jet suffered a cracked cockpit window and an oil leak on separate flights in Japan on Friday - the latest in a series of incidents to test confidence in the sophisticated new aircraft.
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Europe orders checks on every A380
Europe's air safety authority is calling for checks on the entire fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets for cracks on parts inside the wings - extending a previous order to check nearly a third of the planes.
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Qantas says no risk after cracks found in A380 wing
Australian airline Qantas on Friday reassured passengers there was no risk to safety after cracks were found on the wings of some A380 superjumbo jets, including one in its fleet.
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France Bans Domestic Flights On Short Routes That Can Be Covered By Train. Here's Why
The country is also cracking down on the use of private jets for short journeys in a bid to make transport greener and fairer for the population.
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3 Boeing 737NG Planes Grounded Due To Cracks, Says Ryanair
Irish airline Ryanair indicated Wednesday that three of its Boeing 737NG planes were taken out of service due to cracks, a problem that has grounded dozens of the jets globally. "Ryanair has already inspected over 70 of its oldest aircraft in full compliance with the Airworthiness Directive (of the US Federal Aviation Authority), and our rate of fi...
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Cracks Found In A380s Models, Airbus To Ask Airlines To Check Older Jets
European aircraft maker Airbus will ask airlines operating 25 of its oldest A380 super-jumbo jets to inspect their wings after cracks were found in some models, the EU's Aviation Safety Agency said.
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Cracks In Hawaii Volcano Roar Amid Warnings Of More
New fissures roaring like jet engines and spewing magma have opened on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, piling lava as high as a four-story building as the U.S. Geological Survey warned that more outbreaks were likely.
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Southwest Airlines Plane With Cracked Window Makes Emergency Landing
A cracked window forced a Southwest Airlines passenger jet bound from Chicago to Newark to divert Wednesday, two weeks after a midair engine explosion shattered a window on another of the company's Boeing 737s.
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Virgin Australia Flight Turns Back to Los Angeles After Window Crack
A Virgin Australia flight bound for Brisbane was turned back to Los Angeles after a crack was found in the passenger jet's windscreen, the airline said Thursday.
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F-35 flights should resume soon: Pentagon official
The Pentagon's director of the F-35 programme said Monday the next-generation US fighter jet could be back in the air within a fortnight after an engine crack forced the grounding of test flights.
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Pentagon grounds its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets
The US military has temporarily grounded its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets - used in Air Force, the Navy and the Marines - as a precautionary measure after a routine inspection detected a crack on an engine blade.
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Now, cracks appear in cockpit window of Dreamliner
Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jet suffered a cracked cockpit window and an oil leak on separate flights in Japan on Friday - the latest in a series of incidents to test confidence in the sophisticated new aircraft.
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Europe orders checks on every A380
Europe's air safety authority is calling for checks on the entire fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets for cracks on parts inside the wings - extending a previous order to check nearly a third of the planes.
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Qantas says no risk after cracks found in A380 wing
Australian airline Qantas on Friday reassured passengers there was no risk to safety after cracks were found on the wings of some A380 superjumbo jets, including one in its fleet.
