The Australian Navy has rescued 12 people from a sinking boat near Ashmore Reef off the West Australian coast. The stationary boat was spotted by a Coastwatch plane late Wednesday about 80 nautical miles southeast of the reef. The navy’s …
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QantasLink plane lands in Brisbane after smoke fills cabin
A QantasLink plane made an emergency landing at Brisbane Airport last night, after smoke filled the cockpit. – QantasLink plane emergency landing – White smoke ‘filled the cabin’ – 35 passengers land in Brisbane The Dash-8 aircraft, en route from …
Qantas Says Two Aircraft Damaged in Collision at Repair Base
Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia’s largest carrier, said two of its Boeing Co. 747 aircraft were damaged in a collision while being towing at a maintenance base. “Both aircraft did sustain some damage and the extent of this is being assessed,” …
Birds Force Plane to Land
A Ryanair flight from Frankfurt made an emergency landing at Ciampino Airport near Rome on Monday after striking a flock of starlings, Italian news outlets reported. Two crew members and several of the 166 passengers were reportedly treated for minor …
Glasgow flight skids off runway
Passengers on a Thomas Cook chartered flight from Glasgow have escaped injury after their plane skidded off the runway at Lanzarote airport. The Air Europa Boeing-737 plane had 74 people on board when it left Glasgow Airport at about 0300 …