Air Safety

16 Jun 2013

“At around 1420 hrs today (1320 GMT) an EgyptAir aircraft flying from Cairo to New York was diverted to Prestwick Airport after a suspicious note was discovered on the aircraft,” said a statement...

1:31PM

Anger after fire alarm causes Cathay flight to be aborted

26 May 2013

A Cathay Pacific plane with more than 200 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok after a fire alarm in its cargo hold went off minutes after it took off for Hong...

6:40AM

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Air India flight diverts course as pilot is locked out of cockpit

16 May 2013

An Air India flight to Bangalore was diverted to another city after the pilot returned from a toilet break and found the door to the cockpit jammed shut, the state-run carrier said on Tuesday.

2:20AM

Pilot error, mechanical failure behind New Zealand skydiving crash

7 May 2013

Pilot error or mechanical failure were the most likely causes of a 2010 plane crash in New Zealand in which nine people died, a coroner found yesterday. The Fletcher FU24 crashed and burst into...

3:31AM

Air India suspends pilot and flight attendants after 'overstay in cockpit'

5 May 2013

The incident occurred on an Airbus flight carrying more than 160 passengers to New Delhi from Bangkok last month, and followed a series of other safety concerns involving the airline.

6:16AM

Emergency exit 'blew open' on Hong Kong-bound Emirates A380 flight

17 Feb 2013

David Reid and his son Lewis heard what they thought was a "massive explosion" two hours into Monday's flight on the £250 million (HK$3 billion) Airbus A380. Freezing air blasted in and the cabin...

5:23AM

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Whistle-blowing vital in a democracy

12:31AM

Hu Shuli

China's reform blueprint must address key challenges

12:31AM

Wellbeing trumps decorum when inflight flatulence strikes, say experts

The study concluded that anecdotal evidence that flying increases flatulence is not hot air, finding that changes in air pressure at altitude result in the gut producing more gas.

3:28AM

Crew blamed for Russian jet crash in Indonesia

Pilot error caused a Russian-made jet to crash into an Indonesian volcano seven months ago, killing all 45 people aboard, a safety commission report said on Tuesday.

5:30PM

Dirty diesel engines an obvious target for EPD

It's long been known that vehicles using old diesel engines cause a high proportion of Hong Kong's roadside pollution. This was confirmed by the release of Hong Kong's 2010 Air Pollutant Emission...

4:24AM

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CRIME

Suspect in Shenzhen plane threat hoax is arrested

Police have caught a man suspected of phoning an airport with a false bomb threat that grounded a domestic flight.

The Hubei provincial public security department said on its website late...

1:51PM

Jobs soar with budget airlines

Economic uncertainties in Europe, rising aviation fuel price, and a drop in airlines' revenues have dented confidence in the aviation sector. However, its long-term prospects remain positive, and...

2:05PM

Doubts over 'hero' of plane attack

An air passenger has been hailed a national hero in Mongolia for preventing what was claimed to be a terrorist attack on a Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong.

1:00PM