The Los Angeles Times reports that Southwest Flight 2675 left Los Angeles International Airport just after 2 p.m. Monday for a nonstop trip to Austin. Instead, it was diverted and landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to a statement by FBI officials in Los Angeles. Law enforcement sources familiar with the situation said the aircraft was about an hour into its flight when officials at LAX received a threat by telephone. The threat was specific to the flight and made a vague reference to the Taliban, the sources said. Read article
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According to thelocal.fr, air passengers face possible flight cancellations from Tuesday onward across France, as trade unions in several EU countries call a partial strike to protest moves by the European Commission to deregulate the aviation sector. Union representatives said new proposals to deregulate the civil aviation sector were set to undermine working conditions in […]
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Trust.org reported that the Gulf Arab countries have issued a travel warning for Lebanon, telling their citizens to avoid what is a popular tourist destination for the region after a spillover of violence from neighbouring Syria. Sectarian violence fuelled by Syria’s civil war has broken out in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli and, last […]
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Nydailynews.com reports that a “hissing” Alaska Airlines passenger who tried to open an aircraft door mid-flight was restrained after being tied up with shoelaces. Alexander Michael Herrera, 23, freaked out fellow flyers just 10 minutes before Flight 132 from Anchorage to Portland, Ore., was due to land Monday. Read article
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Gulfnews.com reports that an Oman Air flight to Kuala Lumpur was called back midway when a passenger claimed that he had received a call about a bomb on board the aircraft. The 9.50am flight to Kuala Lumpur left Muscat International Airport at 9.50am on Tuesday morning but according to a source at the Muscat International […]
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The Washington Post reports that hundreds of passengers remained stranded at Argentina’s airports on Friday after LAN Airlines S.A. temporarily suspended all domestic and international flights over a dispute with a state-owned company that is the country’s sole handler of passenger luggage. The local branch of LATAM Airlines Group said all its flights in Argentina […]
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As reported by Gov.uk “There is a general threat from terrorism. Attacks could be indiscriminate. You should remain vigilant in public places including on public transport. The French authorities announced on 12 January 2013 increased security around public buildings and transport. There have been a number of explosions, failed explosions and other attacks in Corsica. […]
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13 April 2013; Lion Air; 737-800; PK-LKS; flight 904; Bali, Indonesia: The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Bandung, Indonesia to Bali, arriving during a rain storm. The aircraft landed in shallow water short of the runway during final approach. Although the aircraft had a break in the fuselage just behind the wings, […]
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As reported by Cnn.com two pilots, an American and a Canadian, were killed Saturday when the small aircraft they were flying crashed into a house in Guyana, officials said. The pilots, whose names were not released, were the only people on board the six-seat plane. Read Article
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The video was taken on January 2013, shows a group of terrorists in Syria while shooting at a civilian airplane near Damascus international airport, The airplane belongs to an Iranian commercial fleet.
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