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China requests Australia to deploy extra planes, ships to locate capsized fishing vessel
The Chinese sailboat Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 capsized in the early hours of Tuesday, carrying 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesians, and five Filipinos

Gerard Butler on Plane: 'It's been one of my most satisfying filmmaking experiences'
Gerard Butler and Remi Adeleke open up about their characters in Plane.

Another plane crashes in China, sets houses on fire
A plane crashed in central China's Hubei province on Thursday, setting several houses on fire, the third aviation accident in the country in over two months

Nepalese plane carrying 22 passengers goes missing, loses contact with airport authorities
The Nepal home ministry has deployed two private helicopters from Mustang and Pokhara for the search for the missing aircraft

84-year-old ex-pilot with Parkinson's flies plane for last time; watch viral video here
Myrta Gage's son said she had been struggling with daily tasks following which the family decided to help her write down a bucket list, which included flying a plane one last time

German football team stuck in Scotland after plane problem
Germany cruised to a 4-0 win in Reykjavik on Wednesday to go four-points clear at the top of their group, but their plane ran into difficulties during the night flight to Frankfurt.

Dhaka-bound flight makes emergency landing in Nagpur after pilot suffers heart attack mid-air
The Nagpur Air Traffic Controller (ATC) received a call from the Biman Air cockpit that a pilot had suffered a severe heart attack, requiring immediate help to land.

Afghan family names baby girl 'Reach' after she is born on evacuation flight from Kabul to Germany
US European Command says the parents decided to name her Reach because the transport aircraft's call sign is Reach 828

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson flies to space: How Twitter reacted to Unity 22 launch
At an altitude of about 13 kilometres, Unity detached from the mothership and breached Mach 3 as it shot into space.

Longest direct passenger flight arrives in Sydney from New York in 17-hour 'ultra-long-haul' journey
Last year, Qantas introduced the first 17-hour, direct flight from Perth to London, one of the longest passenger flights in the world.

Earth’s north magnetic pole is erratically shifting at a speed at 50 km per year
The shifts are forcing an unprecedented early update to a model that helps navigation.

Mid-air collision averted between two IndiGo planes at India-Bangladesh airspace border
Two IndiGo planes came too close for comfort before averting a mid-air collision at the border airspace of India and Bangladesh.

Small plane crashes in golf course in US' Phoenix killing six; cause of crash unknown, say investigators
All six people aboard a small plane were killed when it crashed on a golf course in a Phoenix suburb shortly after taking off from a nearby airport, police said.

Air India Express plane veers off taxiway at Kochi airport; all passengers evacuated safely
An Air India Express aircraft carrying 102 passengers and six crew members on-board veered off the taxiway at Kochi airport early Tuesday morning.

Mishap averted as Indigo, SpiceJet aircraft come face-to-face at IGI in Delhi
A major mishap was averted in Delhi at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Tuesday after an Indigo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face-to-face on the runway.

Boeing is increasingly optimistic about gradually making a mid-market plane to fill gaps in its lineup
Boeing voiced more optimism on Tuesday about going ahead with a new aircraft to fill a gap in its product line, but said the time frame for producing such a plane remained years away.

Plane crashes on takeoff at Malta airport, five aboard killed
A light plane crashed Monday after takeoff from Malta International Airport en route to Libya, killing all five crew members on board, airport authorities said.

Delta Airlines cancels hundreds of flights after computer meltdown: Tens of thousands left stranded
Delta Airlines scrapped hundreds of flights and delayed many more as it digested the aftermath of a computer meltdown.

Dubai-Kozhikode flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai due to ruckus by passenger
An IndiGo flight from Dubai to Kozhikode made an emergency landing at the Mumbai airport following alleged unruly behaviour of a passenger.

China: Seaplane crashes on inaugural flight outside Shanghai, five people killed
A seaplane making its inaugural flight crashed into a highway bridge outside Shanghai on Wednesday, killing five people on board.