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Travel worries ease as Airbus delivers quick software fix
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» PARIS - Fears of days of travel chaos across the world eased on Saturday after the plane manufacturer Airbus intervened rapidly to deliver a software upgrade it had said was immediately needed on 6,000 of its stalwart A320 passenger jets.
Global flights in chaos as top-selling Airbus jet hit by recall
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/11/2025
» HONG KONG — Airlines across the world cancelled hundreds of flights and scrambled to adjust schedules, as a major Airbus SE software glitch threatened to derail a crucial holiday travel season.
20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka after lightning strike
Kyodo News, Published on 26/11/2025
» About 20 people were rescued from a giant Ferris wheel in Osaka prefecture hours after lightning caused the 123-metre-tall structure to stop moving late Tuesday afternoon, the operator and a local fire department said.
20 dogs, 4 cats killed after air conditioner malfunction causes fire in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/09/2025
» More than 20 dogs and cats have been killed after a malfunctioning air conditioner sparked a fire in a Hong Kong village.
Rules for portable batteries on planes are changing. Here’s what to know.
New York Times, Published on 18/03/2025
» NEW YORK — The rules around flying with portable batteries are becoming increasingly confusing as some airlines in Asia change their policies, citing the risk of fires.
Korea tightens rules for lithium batteries on planes
Reuters, Published on 01/03/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea has tightened rules on carrying lithium batteries on planes, highlighting a growing risk to flights worldwide from the batteries used in everything from mobile phones to e-cigarettes which can malfunction to produce smoke, fire or extreme heat.
South Korea inspects B737-800 fleet after worst plane crash
AFP, Published on 30/12/2024
» MUAN, South Korea - South Korea ordered on Monday a "comprehensive inspection" of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's carriers, after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, killing 179 people on board.
Explosives plant blast kills 11 in Turkey
AFP, Published on 24/12/2024
» ISTANBUL - A powerful blast ripped through an explosives plant in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing 11 people and injuring seven others, officials said, downgrading their original toll.
Qantas apologises for showing R-rated film with nudity to entire flight
New York Times, Published on 09/10/2024
» Sit back, relax and enjoy the … nudity and sexting?
United Airlines jet loses wheel in repeat of March incident
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/07/2024
» United Airlines says another of its Boeing aircraft lost a main landing gear wheel while taking off on Monday, a near repeat of an incident in March that helped trigger a US government safety review of the carrier.