Tag Archives: Planes
Four planes make emergency landings in Chile and Peru after bomb threats: authorities
By Felipe Iturrieta and Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Four planes were forced to make emergency landings in Chile and Peru on Thursday due to bomb threats issued to the Chilean Civil Aviation Authority, it said in a statement. Two of the planes were operated by LATAM Airlines and two by Sky, a low-cost Chilean airline, the aviation authority said. The planes were undergoing checks of passengers, baggage, and their cabins and holds by police and airport security, it said. (Reporting by Aislinn Laing and Felipe Iturrieta, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
No injuries reported after 2 planes collide at Chicago O'Hare Airport
Iran Air to receive 5 ATR planes before US sanctions
Iran Air said Saturday it was set to take delivery of five new planes from Franco-Italian firm ATR just before renewed US sanctions go into effect. “Based on existing agreements, five new ATR aircraft will land at Mehrabad Airport at 9 am (0430 GMT) tomorrow (Sunday),” the national carrier said on its Telegram channel. The new ATR-72600 planes are part of a deal for 20 new aircraft that Iran Air agreed to buy in April 2017, of which eight have so far been delivered.
Aeromexico crash: Stronger planes can mean fewer fatalities
Passengers in plane crashes like the Aeromexico accident — in which no one died — have better chances of survival due to better aircraft construction and safety standards, experts say.
American Airlines tells Trump administration not to use its planes to transport migrant children separated from families
Hundreds of planes in US and EU to undergo emergency inspections after fatal explosion on Southwest flight
Two pilots flying different planes report seeing a UFO within minutes of each other
Lasers on planes used to reveal massive massive complex of Mayan ruins
California begins issuing Real ID cards for residents traveling on planes or internationally
UAE accuses Qatar of 'intercepting' 2 passenger planes
The United Arab Emirates accused neighbouring Qatar of “intercepting” two Emirati passenger planes en route to Bahrain on Monday in the latest incident between the Gulf rivals. Qatar denied the allegations as “totally baseless” and hit back that they came “one day after a C-130 UAE military aircraft breached Qatari airspace”. Tensions have escalated in the Gulf since Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut all ties with Qatar in June, accusing it of supporting Islamist extremists and being too close to Saudi Arabia’s arch-rival, Iran.
