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UK planes 'are in the sky' in Middle East, Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer says protections for British bases and personnel have been stepped up to their highest level. Source link
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ICE Barbie Is Building Her Own Fleet of Deportation Planes
The Department of Homeland Security just paid nearly $140 million to be in charge of managing its own deportation flights. Homeland…
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Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador
A federal judge investigating whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should face a contempt charge over flights carrying migrants…
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Airbus to inspect some planes over 'quality issue' with panels
Airbus has confirmed an unspecified number of its aircraft will undergo inspections after a "supplier quality issue" with metal panels…
Business
Passengers face disruption as Airbus makes software updates to thousands of planes
Theo LeggettInternational Business Correspondent Airbus has warned flights will be disrupted after it requested immediate modifications to…
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Vietnamese airline Vietjet to resume use of Chinese-made Comac planes: sources
C909, which seats up to 90 passengers, has been operating commercially since 2016 Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet plans to resume the…
Business
Emirates orders 65 Boeing 777X planes in US$38b deal
Emirates ordered 65 Boeing 777X planes in a deal worth US$38 billion on Monday (Nov 17), delivering a vote of confidence to the US…
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Trump Brags About Canceling Flights and SNAP Benefits on ‘SNL’: ‘How Will I Afford My Thanksgiving Turkey? Your Family’s Not Coming Because All the Planes Are Gone’
“Saturday Night Live” got straight to President Trump in its cold open for this week’s episode, with James Austin Johnson’s…
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Bangladesh orders 25 Boeing planes, Airbus eyes deals
Bangladesh has ordered 25 wide-body aircraft from Boeing as part of a tariff deal with the United States, a top commerce ministry official…
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Two United Airlines Planes Collide at LaGuardia as Airports Grapple with Inclement Weather and Staff Shortage
Two United Airlines aircraft collided with each other while on the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The incident took place on…
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Boeing wins FAA approval to hike 737 MAX production to 42 planes per month
Supply chain problems seem to be more sporadic and unpredictable than before the Covid-19 pandemic [WASHINGTON/SEATTLE] Boeing won…
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Judge halts migrant children's deportation just as planes were loading up
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to pull juvenile migrants off deportation flights Sunday, saying it appeared the…
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U.S. deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say
Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle's King County International Airport to witness deportation flights and spread…
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Boeing in talks to sell as many as 500 planes to China: sources
Boeing is heading closer towards finalising a deal with China to sell as many as 500 aircraft, according to people familiar with the…
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EasyJet planes clip wings in Manchester Airport collision
Two planes have collided on the airfield at Manchester Airport. The EasyJet aircraft clipped wings during taxiing at about 06:30 BST, an…
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The world’s biggest passenger planes keep breaking down
The world’s largest commercial passenger jet, the Airbus A380, enjoyed an unexpected resurgence hauling full loads of passengers when…
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Air India Captain Handed Plane's Control to First Officer? Conversation Between Pilots Revealed in 'Black Box Recording' Adding Fuel to Wild Theory
The captain of Air India Flight 171, which crashed in Ahmedabad last month claiming 241 lives, handed control of the aircraft to the first…
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Garuda new 737 plane’s higher rent may strain finances further
Garuda is paying twice as much to lease its latest Boeing 737 Max jet than it does for the older 737 planes in its fleet, another…
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New details in Air India crash probe shift focus to plane’s captain: WSJ
A COCKPIT recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month indicates the captain cut the flow…
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Air India Pilots Made Fatal Error as Probe Reveals Plane's Fuel Supply Was Cut Off Moments Before It Crashed Killing More Than 270 People
A preliminary report on last month's Air India crash, which killed 241 people, with a sole survivor miraculously walking away, found that…
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Satellite images and decoy planes: Behind the US attack on Iran
It took months of planning and included over 125 planes, a submarine and 14 "bunker buster" bombs. BBC Verify's Merlyn Thomas describes…
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Pro-Palestinian activists break into RAF Brize Norton to spray planes
Pro-Palestinian activists have broken into RAF Brize Norton and sprayed two military planes with red paint. The Ministry of Defence…
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Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides
India’s aviation regulator has warned Air India for breaching safety rules after three of its Airbus planes flew despite being overdue…
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Vietnam’s VietJet orders 20 more Airbus planes as Macron visits Hanoi
Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet on Monday agreed to place a new order with planemaker Airbus for 20 A330neo wide-body jets, the airline…