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Hong Kong launches probe after mid-air collision alert triggered by cargo planes
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/03/2025
» Hong Kong aviation authorities have launched an investigation after a collision alert was triggered when two cargo planes took off at the same time from the airport and have removed the air traffic control staff involved from frontline duty.
Japan Airlines flight was cleared to land before fiery collision
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/01/2024
» TOKYO - As Japan Airlines Co. Flight 516 approached Tokyo’s Haneda Airport late on Tuesday afternoon, all signs pointed to an uneventful conclusion to the routine one-and-a-half hour journey from Sapporo in northern Japan.
Off-duty pilot on mushrooms tried to shut down plane engines
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - An off-duty US pilot who tried to shut down the engines of a plane mid-flight over the weekend had taken magic mushrooms and thought he was having a nervous breakdown, court documents showed Tuesday.
Indonesian air traffic controller hailed as quake hero
AFP, Published on 30/09/2018
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian air traffic controller is being posthumously hailed as a hero for refusing to leave his post despite devastating earthquakes so that he could guide a passenger jet safely off the ground.
Nepal crash followed confusion over plane's path
Associated Press, Published on 13/03/2018
» KATHMANDU: A plane crash at Nepal's main airport killed 49 of the 71 people on board, police said Tuesday, as an investigation was ordered into the cause of an accident that occurred after apparent confusion over landing instructions.