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Why are Ireland's pilots protesting?

The Irish government is set to release its aviation reopening strategy this week. Here's why pilots are protesting.

Russia

Three pilots killed after accidental ejection from warplane in Russia

Three pilots were killed when their ejection seats accidentally activated during preflight checks.

Kazakhstan

At least four people killed in Kazakhstan military plane crash

A military plane has crashed, killing four people and injuring two others in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Russia

Boeing 777 flight makes unscheduled landing in Moscow

Russian media say that a Boeing 777 plane made an emergency landing in Moscow in the early hours of Friday after the pilot reported a problem with the engine.

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World News

UK bans Boeing 777 planes with same engine that blew apart in US

The UK is temporarily banning all Boeing 777 planes with a specific type of engine after an aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in the US.

USA

Debris from US plane falls from sky over Denver homes

One resident said he saw a massive piece of debris fly past his window and into his truck, crushing the cab and pushing the vehicle into the dirt.

USA

Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight

American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with paying passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the plane’s first commercial flight in US skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes.

Russia

Equipment stolen from Russian 'doomsday' military aircraft, media say

The Il-80 craft, known for its ability to survive a nuclear war, was reportedly infiltrated during maintenance at an airfield in the Rostov region.

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Plane makes emergency landing and hits vehicle on Minnesota motorway

A light aircraft has made a night-time landing on US motorway, hitting a vehicle.

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Plane with first doses of CoronaVac vaccine lands in Brazil

Brazil has received its first batch of the Chinese-made CoronaVac vaccine despite a political and diplomatic row over whether to use it.

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Swiss 'first to complete parachute jump from solar-powered plane'

Swiss explorer Raphael Domjan has completed what is claimed to be the world's first parachute jump from a solar-powered aircraft.

World News

Seven people killed in plane crashes in Germany and Switzerland

A microlight plane crashed into a building in the German town of Wesel, while another deadly incident involved a small aircraft in the Swiss Alps.

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Taiwan military disinfects plane carrying coronavirus ship evacuees

Evacuees will now be kept in quarantine for two weeks.

Eco-Innovation

Nearly half of all flights from the UK are down to stag dos abroad

Swapping Dubai for Edinburgh is the equivalent of giving up driving for 7 months, new analysis has found.

France

Search abandoned for missing French citizens after plane crash

A rescue mission has failed to find four French citizens who have been missing since their plane crashed near the Caribbean island of Dominica on Sunday, local authorities said on Tuesday.

United Kingdom

Watch: Pilot lands 394-ton A380 sideways as Storm Dennis rages

The Etihad Airways A380 from Abu Dhabi was forced into a special manoeuvre when landing at Heathrow due to strong crosswinds.

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Plane overshoots runway, skids into street in Iran

After what seems like a botched landing, an Iranian passenger plane with some 150 passengers aboard, ended up belly-down on a highway near the airport in the city of Mahshahr, Iran.

World News

In pictures: the best images from this week's biggest stories

Dramatic scenes from Australia where the fight against wildfires is far from over, and from France where unions took to the streets over pensions.

France

Stowaway found dead in landing gear of Air France plane in Paris

The body of the stowaway was found after the plane - coming from the Ivory Coast - had landed in Paris.

USA

Plane crash in Louisiana kills five en route to college football game

A twin-engine plane headed to Atlanta crashed shortly after takeoff Saturday in Lafayette, Louisiana, killing five and injuring at least two, officials said.