Police: No threat found on flight searched at LAX after man ran to restroom before takeoffSeptember 30th, 2009 No threat found on delayed United flight at LAXLOS ANGELES — Officials say there is no threat aboard a United Airlines aircraft that was cleared of passengers and searched in Los Angeles after a man ran to the restroom just before takeoff. Los Angeles International Airport police say the passenger defied a flight attendant's order to remain seated because he urgently needed to use the restroom.
2 passengers taken off United flight at LAX after one runs to bathroom before takeoffSeptember 30th, 2009 2 removed from flight after one runs to bathroomLOS ANGELES — Officials say two passengers have been removed from a New York-bound United flight in Los Angeles that was searched after one of them leapt up and headed for the bathroom just before takeoff. Los Angeles International Airport spokesman Marshall Lowe says the incident occurred Monday.
Boston-bound flight returns to Miami after threatening note is found in plane's bathroomSeptember 18th, 2009 Threatening note forces plane to return to MiamiMIAMI — A threatening note forced a Boston-bound airplane to return to a Miami airport about 40 minutes after takeoff, but nothing suspicious was found. Airport spokesman Greg Chin says a flight attendant found a note in one of the plane's bathrooms Thursday night that said explosives might be on board.
UAE plane flies off after being detained in Kolkata for carrying armsSeptember 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - A United Arab Emirates Air Force plane was detained at the airport here on Sunday after a large cache of arms and ammunition was discovered. Nine crew members have been detained for questioning.
Singapore-Chennai flight makes emergency landing in ChennaiAugust 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - A Singapore-Chennai flight had to make an emergency landing ay Chennai airport on Saturday after one of its rear tyres burst. According to preliminary reports, all 132 passengers and crew on board Flight IC 556 were safe.
Close shave for 141 passengers of Air India flightAugust 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - It was a close shave for 141 passengers and crew of a Chennai-bound Air India flight as the pilot managed to safely land the aircraft here Saturday despite a tyre burst while taking off from Singapore. "The officials of Singapore airport suspected a tyre burst in the Chennai-bound Air India flight when they found pieces of rubber on their runway and warned us, as well as the pilot," an official of the Chennai airport told IANS.
Miraculous escape for 141 Air India passengersAugust 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - One hundred and forty-one passengers and crew of a Chennai-bound Air India flight had a miraculous escape when the pilot managed to safely land the aircraft here Saturday in spite of a tyre burst while taking off from Singapore.
Airbus A320 makes emergency landing in Canary Islands after experiencing engine troubleJune 10th, 2009 Airbus makes emergency landing in Canary IslandsMADRID — An Airbus A320 experienced engine trouble shortly after taking off Wednesday from the Canary Islands and was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing, Spain's national airport authority AENA said. A passenger reported an engine fire.
AP source: US Airways worker, passenger in custody after unloaded gun found on Philly planeJune 4th, 2009 AP source: 2 held after gun found on Philly planePHILADELPHIA — A US Airways employee let a passenger he knew avoid security at the Philadelphia airport Thursday and accepted a bag containing a gun, which was later found on a flight destined for Phoenix, a law enforcement official said. The employee and passenger were in FBI custody after the plane was called back to the gate at Philadelphia International, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details hadn't been announced.
AP NewsBreak: US Airways employee, passenger charged after gun found aboard plane in PhillyJune 4th, 2009 AP NewsBreak: 2 charged after gun found on planePHILADELPHIA — The FBI has charged a US Airways employee and a passenger with getting a concealed semiautomatic handgun onto a plane departing Philadelphia early Thursday. The FBI says customer service agent Roshid Milledge switched black carry-on bags with passenger Damien Young at the gate so Young could board the flight to Phoenix with the weapon.
Former minister found dead in ChennaiMay 12th, 2009 CHENNAI - Former minister P.T. Saraswathy, 75, was found dead at her residence Tuesday, police said.
Four killed in Chennai train collisionApril 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - At least four people have been killed and several others injured when a passenger train and a goods train collided at Jeevanagar railway station in suburban Vyasarpadi on Wednesday. According to police, the incident took place at around 6:00 a.m.
Two dead, 18 missing after Chennai boat mishapApril 5th, 2009 CHENNAI - At least two people died and eighteen people were missing and feared dead after a boat carrying 20 people suddenly capsized off Chennai's northern suburb of Ennore Sunday, the police said. The bodies of two people have recovered and they identified as R.
World's major air accidents in 2008February 12th, 2009 BEIJING - US Continental Airlines flight crashed Thursday in suburban Buffalo in northern New York State, US, killing all 48 onboard and one on the ground. The following is a chronology of major air accidents worldwide in 2008.
Aircraft crashes in Puerto RicoFebruary 9th, 2009 SAN JUAN - A small aircraft with six people on board crashed into the Caribbean near the northern coast off Puerto Rico, EFE reported Tuesday. Three bodies and pieces of the plane were found floating in the sea during a search operation following the crash near the town of Quebradillas, authorities said.
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