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Armed with fountain pen, Air China passenger attempts to hold flight attendant hostage; plane diverted
•An Air China flight bound for Beijing made an unscheduled landing in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou on Sunday after a passenger threatened a flight attendant with a fountain pen, the country’s civil aviation authority said.
'Editing mistake': Air China withdraws magazine with racist comments about 'Indians, Pakistanis and black people'
•China's flag carrier Air China, which is at the centre of a racism controversy, on Thursday withdrew its in-flight magazine that advised London visitors to be cautious in areas populated by "Indians, Pakistanis and black people" with the publisher apologising for the "editing mistake".
Beijing to probe racial remarks on Air China's in-flight magazine
•Reportedly, its in-house magazine advised London visitors to take 'precautions' when entering areas populated by "Indians, Pakistanis and black people".
Social media unimpressed by Air China's racist 'guide' to Indians, Pakistanis, Blacks
Fp Staff •Social media erupted as Air China's in-flight magazine asked travelers to take precautions entering areas inhabited by Indians, Pakistanis and black people
Ecuador earthquake: Chinese government sends $9.5 million worth of humanitarian aid
Ians •The Chinese has government delivered 60 million yuan (about $9.5 million) worth of humanitarian aid materials to the victims of the deadly April 16 earthquake in Ecuador.
Firefighters spray wrong plane with foam at Chinese airport
Fp Archives •When crew members of a passenger plane reported sparks coming from an engine while taxiing at an airport in southern China, eight fire trucks responded within minutes.
After a decade, China allows airlines to set prices as low as they want
Fp Archives •Air China delays two flights after threats
Fp Archives •The airline said on its official microblogging site that the planes were to take off from Lhasa and Nanchang