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Plane on 'secret mission' vanished without trace – 107 passengers remain missing
Aviation
Here we look back at one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history, the disappearance of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 in 1962, where 107 passengers never made it home
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This lesser-known Ryanair rule could cost you your reserved seat
Ryanair
Cabin crew can request you to move seats
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Runway horror as person killed after getting 'partially consumed' by plane engine
Travel
The incident happened at Denver International Airport where someone reportedly walking across the runway
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Plane makes emergency landing at Belfast City Airport as strong winds cause delays
Irish News
A plane made an emergency landing at Belfast City Airport due to strong winds
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'I travelled on Europe's best economy airline - I was stunned by one aspect'
Travel
A traveller has shared his experience of flying on Turkish Airlines, which was recently named as the best airline in Europe by Skytrax, and praised the carrier for the exceptional food on offer
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A plane so big it makes others look tiny lands at Shannon Airport today
Aviation
The double-decker Airbus A380, which can carry more than 500 passengers, landed at the Clare airport at 11am.
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Shock moment plane passenger is tackled on flight after shouting 'Allahu Akbar'
Aviation
Video from on board an easyJet flight shows the moment a passenger screams 'Allahu Akbar' and makes claims about a 'bomb' before being pinned down
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Plane passengers tackle man who claimed to have bomb before emergency landing
Aviation
The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing after a man emerged from a toilet shouting 'Allahu Akbar' and claimed to have a bomb
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Missing Russian plane UPDATES: Aircraft carrying 50 people including children vanishes
Russia
The AN-24 aircraft took off from Blagoveshchensk and vanished from radar signalling near Tynda airport in Russia's Amur region, with emergency services deployed to the area
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Pilots 'waved to kids' before crashing 'head first' in fireball at UK airport
Plane Crash
Witnesses at Southend Airport described how pilots were 'waving' to passengers, including children, just moments before take off, with the jet then crashing 'head first' into the ground
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Plane explodes in 'huge fireball' taking off from UK airport
Aviation
Shocked witnesses reported seeing the 12-metre aircraft going up in a fireball after the crash, with one saying: 'It was the worst thing I have ever had to watch'
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Air India crash pilot's mistake revealed in report 'couldn't have been accident'
Air India
An aviation expert said the alleged fatal error made moments before tragic Air India Flight 171 crashed would not have been an easy one to make due to fuel switch design
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Cargo aircraft pilot at Dublin Airport 'considerably over' legal alcohol limit after random check
Dublin Airport
The pilot was breathalysed after the Irish Aviation Authority undertook a random inspection of the cargo aircraft at Dublin Airport
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Five injured as aircraft smashes into retirement home in US
USA
A mass casualty incident has been declared after a light aircraft crashed in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania, where several ambulance crews are attempting to help the injured
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Who pays to future proof Ireland against the coming storms?
Global Ireland
From frequent flyers to billionaires...16 solutions to pay the massive bills for adapting to new extreme weather
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Pilots made last-ditch effort to save passengers before helicopter collision
Aviation
Preliminary information from one of the plane’s data recorders shows its nose was pulled up seconds before impact
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'I sat near woman shouting abuse on flight from Ireland - what I witnessed was shocking'
Travel
Shauna Corr describes the horrifying ordeal on board a plane with a woman in her 50s whose shocking racist tirade landed her in police custody
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Flier, Valet, Jockey - the extraordinary Sean Flanagan will arrive in style, be turned out in style
Horse Racing
National Hunt jockey, just like Tom Brady, Phil Mickelson, Victor Costello, Ipswich Town's Leif Davis, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickenson, Angelina Jolie and Harrison Ford, is a qualified pilot - and he can ride on the wind too.
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Azerbaijan Airlines pilot's chilling last words as plane went down, killing 38
Plane Crash
The flight is believed to have been mistakenly targeted as a Ukrainian drone by a surface-to-air missile from Chechnya
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Ronan Keating splashes cash on first-class seats for family pets on luxury plane
Ronan Keating
The former Boyzone star and his wife Storm spent up to €16,000 per seat with a specialised pet airline to transport their beloved furries
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Emergency services on runway following incident involving regional Aer Lingus flight
Aviation
The runway at Belfast City Airport is closed as fire crews deal with the incident, and all flights into and out of the airport have been cancelled for the rest of the night
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Government spends €1 million repairing Garda plane worth less than €200,000
Aviation
The Department of Defence has paid out more than €1 million since 2020 to fix the aircraft, which is worth just a fraction of that amount
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'Era of cheap holiday flights is over due to passenger cap,' expert warns
Dublin Airport
A number of routes are being axed this winter and prices are already rising for flights departing from Dublin Airport
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Ryanair boss calls for two-drink limit for passengers at airport bars
Ryanair
Michael O'Leary made the comment following a rise in alcohol-fuelled incidents on flights this summer
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