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Choosing a window seat might help you avoid getting sick on flights

What can you do to avoid getting sick on your next flight? It involves choosing your seat wisely.

USA

Dozens report being ill on flight from Dubai to New York

At least 19 people aboard an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York were confirmed ill when the aircraft landed on Wednesday at John F. Kennedy International Airport, after as many as 100 passengers and crew reported feeling sick, authorities said.

Russia

Plane skids off runway, leaves 18 injured at Sochi airport

A Sochi-bound plane skidded off the runway and caught fire in Russia's Black Sea resort city. All passengers were evacuated from the aircraft.

Russia

Passenger films moment plane’s engine catches fire after takeoff

Footage of passengers reacting as a plane’s engine bursts into flames, forcing it to make a U-turn back to the airport, has emerged on social media.

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Ireland

Ryanair strike hits 55,000 passengers as talks begin Monday

Ryanair pilots across Europe staged their first simultaneous strike as they ramped up a battle for better pay and conditions, plunging tens of thousands of passengers into travel chaos during the busy summer.

USA

Airline worker steals plane from Seattle airport and then crashes

A plane has crashed in Seattle after what airport officials are calling an unauthorised take-off. Witnesses reported seeing a plane circling around the Seattle area and that it was later followed by fighter jets.

Mexico

103 people survive air crash in Mexico

All 103 people on board a plane that crashed in Mexico managed to walk away from a plane that crashed before it burst into flames

Europe News

Belgian coast guard plane 'sniffs' out air pollution

Pioneering technology detects suspect emissions from ships

Ecotech

A luxury yacht in the skies

The world's longest aircraft plans luxurious expeditions

Italy

Refugees land in Rome by plane

One-hundred-and-thirty-nine refugees from Eritrea and Somalia arrived in Rome on Wednesday morning. It's part of a programme which aims to bring refugees to Europe by plane.

France

Volunteer pilots comb the Mediterranean to rescue refugees

Volunteer French pilots bought a plane to carry out rescue missions over the Mediterranean sea

USA

Plane makes emergency landing on California street

Surveillance cameras captured video of a small plane landing in a residential area of Orange County as it approached the nearby airport

Portugal

Passenger taken off plane for 'horror' smell dies

A passenger who was taken off a plane because of his 'horror' stench earlier this month has died due to necrosis.

Australia

Russia still denies any responsibility for MH17 downing

Russian president Vladimir Putin said, since Russia was not involved with the investgiation, it cannot trust its findings.

Cuba

Investigation launched into Cuban plane crash

According to local media, three people survived the crash but were in a critical condition in hospital

Germany

France and Germany sign off on requirements of new fighter jet

The warplane, which kicks off a joint fighter jet programme between the two counties, will be able to command a squadron of weapons, including drones.

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German and Israeli airliners collide at Ben Gurion

The Israel Airports Authority on Wednesday said a German plane collided with an Israeli plane on the ground at Ben Gurion airport, causing damage but no injuries.

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Passenger ordeal on US flight

Passenger ordeal on US flight

Russia

Pilot's body returned to Russia

The pilot was shot down over rebel-held Syria. The Russian Ministry of Defence say he managed to eject and then blew himself up rather than be captured.

Turkey

Disaster averted for 162 people as plane misses plunge into Black Sea

A Pegasus Airlines Boeing skidded off the runway in Trabazon, Turkey.