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Japanese plane evacuated after smoke fills cabin

Minutes after the aircraft's doors had been closed, 137 passengers who had boarded Flight 809 -- scheduled to depart from Narita airport to Hong Kong -- had to be evacuated, Xinhua news agency reported.

May 21, 2018

India, Vietnam to boost defence ties; first naval exercise to start on May 21

At least three Indian warships — stealth frigate INS Sahyadri, missile corvette INS Kamorta and fleet tanker INS Shakti — have been deployed to participate in the India-Vietnam naval exercise.

May 21, 2018

China agrees to import more from U.S., no sign of $200 billion figure

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on up to $150 billion on Chinese goods to combat what his administration says is Beijing's misappropriation of U.S.intellectual property through joint venture requirements and other policies that force technology transfers.

May 20, 2018

Jet Airways hijack scare: Meet the first person to be put on India's no-fly list

Birju Kishore Salla has become the first person in India to be put on no-fly list, due to the hijack scare that he had created in a Jet Airways flight on October 30, 2017.

May 20, 2018

Two weeks on, Hawaii residents look for 'normalcy' amid ash, lava

The mouth of the summit crater vent has nearly tripled in size during the past couple of days from about 12 acres (4.9 hectares) in area to 34 acres (13.8 hectares), according to USGS geophysicist Mike Poland.

May 19, 2018

Passenger plane crashes in Cuba, killing more than 100 people

The aircraft, on a domestic flight to Holguin in eastern Cuba, crashed shortly after taking off from Havana at 11 a.m. There were either 104 or 105 passengers, including five children, plus nine crew members, various state media said.

May 19, 2018

Hawaii volcano spews 6 mile-high plume of ash, could blow again

Residents of the Big Island were warned to take shelter from the ash as toxic gas levels spiked in a small southeast area where lava has burst from the ground during the two-week eruption.

May 18, 2018

Kilauea Volcano’s Latest Eruption Triggers Red Alert In Hawaii

Eruptions intensified on Hawaiis Kilauea volcano, spewing ash and triggering a red alert for aircraft on May 15.

May 16, 2018

Mid-air drama: Alaska Airlines passenger runs around naked; tackled and locked in bathroom

The passenger, who remained anonymous, was reportedly running around inside the flight about 20 minutes before landing. Upon landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, the passenger was taken into custody and transported to a nearby hospital.

May 16, 2018

Watch: Asiana Airlines flight carrying 200 passengers crashes into another jet at Turkey airport

The collision between Asiana Airlines flight and Turkish Airlines flight sounded like a "bomb going off and the whole plane seemed to tilt over," according to a flight passenger.

May 15, 2018

'Heroic' captain makes emergency landing after aircraft windshield breaks at 32,000 feet

Liu Chuanjian, the airline captain of a Sichuan Airlines flight, is being hailed a hero on social media after he successfully made the emergency landing in the southwest Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday, May 14.

May 15, 2018

Chinas First Domestically-Built Aircraft Carrier Begins Maiden Sea Trial

Chinas first domestically developed aircraft carrier left its northeastern port of Dalian to begin its maiden sea trials on Sunday (May 13). and amp;nbsp;The unnamed carrier, which and amp;nbsp;was launched in April 2017, is the countrys and amp;nbsp;second aircraft carrier, and is an upgrade to the and amp;ldquo;Liaoning and amp;rdquo;, and amp;nbsp;a refitted Soviet Union-made carrier that that went into service in 2012. and amp;nbsp;Footage Credit: ReutersMusic Credit: Audioblocks Innovation

May 14, 2018

IndiGo Airlines forcibly offloads 'aggressive' doctor

Unruly staff taking a toll? IndiGo asks crew to stay calm, de-escalate issues

In an internal mail circulated on Sunday, May 13, IndiGo Airlines has asked its crew members to remain calm and behave well with passengers especially at times of scuffle. The direction says that matters must be de-escalated then and there unless extremely serious.

May 14, 2018

NASA sending a robot helicopter to Mars in 2020

The Mars Helicopter will be the size of a football and weigh about 1.8 kg. Its twin blade setup will spin ten times faster than Earth choppers and if it does manage to fly, it will take 90-second-long trips over the course of a month.

May 13, 2018

IndiGo-Air Deccan avert mid-air collision over Dhaka, aircraft just 700 meters away

The mid-air collision of IndiGo Airlines and Air Deccan was averted after the pilots of the two aircraft were alerted of the breach by an automated warning. The incident triggered quite an alarm and was treated as "serious." It is now being probed by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).

May 12, 2018

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