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Belgian Airport Reopens After Plane Crash Kills Family
A small passenger plane crashed at Belgium’s Charleroi airport on Saturday, killing five people and closing the international hub used by Ryanair for six hours just as thousands of people were due to go away on hol...
Boeing To Fix 787, But May Be Months
The chief executive of International Airlines Group said he was confident that Boeing would overcome problems with its 787 Dreamliner, but added that they could take months to resolve. Uncertainty about the future of Boe...
Boeing Completes ‘Uneventful’ 787 Test Flight
Boeing completed what it called an uneventful test flight on Saturday of 787 Dreamliner, its first since the aircraft was grounded more than three weeks ago after a series of battery-related problems. The test flight to ...
Emirates Sees New 777 Within Nine Months
Emirates expects a revamped version of Boeing’s 777 airliner to be available to customers in six to nine months, the carrier’s president said, adding technical issues affecting Boeing 787s will not affect pro...
Suspected Drunk Pilot Halts Flight Takeoff
Romanian airline Tarom cancelled a flight to Bucharest because the pilot was suspected of being drunk before takeoff from London’s Heathrow airport. In a story reminiscent of Denzel Washington’s portrayal of ...
Boeing Tells European Airlines Of 787 Delays
Boeing told two European airlines on Friday their deliveries of 787 Dreamliner jets would be delayed, as investigations into the problems behind the grounded aircraft continue. Thomson Airways, owned by Britain’s T...
