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Pilot who tried to shut flying plane’s engine on magic mushrooms
The off-duty American pilot who tried to shut down the engines of a plane mid-flight on Sunday had taken magic mushrooms and had not slept for 40 hours, court documents showed Tuesday. Magic mushrooms contain hallucinogenic chemical called psilocybin according to Medical News Today. After being cuffed with wrist restraints and seated at the rear of the aircraft, Joseph Emerson also tried to open an emergency exit “because I thought I was dreaming and I just want to wake up,” he told police, according to a criminal complaint. Emerson told the investigating officer it was his first time taking mushrooms. The 44-year-old was arrested on Sunday evening after the Alaska Airlines flight he disrupted made an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon. Emerson had boarded the flight — which was operated by Horizon Air — between Everett, Washington and San Francisco, sitting in the jump seat of the cockpit, in line with airline policy for non-working staff. A short way into the journey, after chatting with the pilots “Emerson attempted to grab and pull two red fire handles that would have activated the plane’s emergency fire suppression system and cut off fuel to its engines,” the United States Department of Justice said. “After a brief physical struggle with the pilots, Emerson exited the cockpit.” Alaska Airlines said Monday that pilots had reacted quickly to reverse the handles, and the aircraft with 80 passengers had landed safely. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon said Emerson faces a federal charge of interfering with flight crew members and attendants. He has also been charged in Oregon with 83 counts of attempted murder, 83 counts of reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft. US media reported that he pleaded not guilty to these charges during a brief court appearance in Portland on Tuesday. The post Pilot who tried to shut flying plane’s engine on magic mushrooms appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Pampered passengers
Adult diapers are getting a “bum” rap and not for the use they are intended. In 2017, morning rush hour passengers on Metro Rail Transit Line 3 were inconvenienced when the train’s southbound service was halted for more than an hour. Commuters could only take the MRT 3 between the North Avenue and Buendia stations. Trains could not run through to the Ayala Avenue Station as power there had been cut following the discovery of an adult diaper hanging from the power line. After the diaper was removed, train safety was restored, and service went back to normal at 7:46 a.m., according to news reports. On 13 October, a Copa Airlines flight from Panama to the United States turned back due to a supposed bomb threat. On the tarmac at Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport, 144 passengers were evacuated from the plane and it was searched by an anti-explosives team. The bomb squad discovered a suspicious package inside the plane’s toilet. Bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in and special forces officers gingerly handled the package — only to find a harmless adult diaper, recalled José Castro, head of the airport’s security team. Thereafter, the Copa flight resumed, landing in Tampa, Florida at 6:54 p.m. WITH AFP The post Pampered passengers appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Moscow detains another American journalist
A Russian-American journalist working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent, her employer and a journalist watchdog group said Wednesday. Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with the United States Congress-funded outlet’s Tatar-Bashkir service, “needs to be released so she can return to her family immediately,” RFE/RL acting president Jeffrey Gedmin said in a statement. “Alsu is a highly respected colleague, devoted wife and dedicated mother to two children,” Gedmin said. She is the second US journalist to be held by Russia in recent months. Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, has been detained since March, accused of spying. Kurmasheva was being held at a temporary detention center as of Wednesday evening, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said in a statement, citing state media Tatar-Inform. A representative of Russian human-rights news website OVD-Info told CPJ that Kurmasheva would “most likely” be transferred to pre-trial detention shortly. Kurmasheva lives in Prague, Czech Republic, but entered Russia on 20 May for a family emergency, the CPJ said. She was temporarily detained at the Kazan airport on 2 June before her return flight, where both her US and Russian passports were confiscated and she was fined for failing to register her American passport with Russian authorities, according to RFE/RFL. Citing Tatar-Inform, the CPJ said Kurmasheva is accused of having “deliberately conducted a targeted collection of military information about Russian activities via the Internet in order to transmit information to foreign sources” last year, and providing international authorities with “alternative analytical materials” as part of “information campaigns discrediting Russia.” Kurmasheva was awaiting the return of her passports when the new charges were announced Wednesday, the CPJ said, adding that if found guilty she faces up to five years in jail. The post Moscow detains another American journalist appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Head hunting
Unusual contraband seized by French authorities last year exposed the illegal trade in endangered wildlife between Africa and the United States. Customs agents at Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris found 392 monkey skulls and 326 skulls of other animals in the luggage of smugglers during a seven-month period in 2022, Sputnik News reported. Authorities believe American collectors and hunting clubs bought the contraband. According to SN, the skulls ended up in the Natural History Museum in Aix-en-Provence in southern France for scientific evaluation. In Utah, USA, the Transportation Security Administration said that vigilant security officers at the Salt Lake City International Airport also found a skull in one bag while an X-ray machine was scanning it on 18 September. The human skull raised an alarm that forced the TSA to halt baggage screening for two hours so the item could be safely inspected and removed if necessary. Unidentifiable components resembling an improvised explosive device were inside the skull and regarded as a potential security threat. A police bomb squad with a bomb-sniffing dog was brought in, and the passenger who owned the baggage was called. The passenger said it was a plastic skull with a built-in battery and sensor. Neurosurgeons use the medical training device to teach how to conduct a brain operation called a lobotomy. Fox News reported that the passenger was bringing the skull to a trade show in Cancun, Mexico, but TSA said it was not allowed to be transported on a commercial aircraft. According to Fox News, TSA officials confiscated the device and told the traveler to pick it up when he returned to Utah. The post Head hunting appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Five dead after freight train slams into SUV
Five people were killed Saturday night after a freight train crashed into an SUV at a rail crossing in Florida, United States, police said. The SUV driver approached the Plant City crossing, which is controlled only by signage, and drove on without looking both ways, Sheriff Chad Chronister told a news conference, citing video footage and witness testimony. “The conductor of the train did everything he could to try to slow this train down,” and used horns and lights to warn the driver, he said. The car catapulted and flipped several times before landing a distance from the crossing, Chronister said. Five of the seven passengers, some of whom were children, were ejected from the car and died. Rescuers used the jaws of life to extract the driver and front passenger, who are in critical condition in hospital, Chronister said. The train was traveling at about 88 kilometers per hour upon impact, Chronister wrote earlier on social media. The sheriff said police were still working to identify the victims but that he believed they were a family on their way to a nearby quinceanera party — a Latin American celebration of a girl’s 15th birthday. WITH AFP The post Five dead after freight train slams into SUV appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Star-struck
Roads are only for vehicular traffic, except during emergencies. On 23 August, members of the Hartford Fire Department in Vermont, USA, restricted traffic to one lane in both directions of Interstate 91 in the White River Junction area around evening. The restriction slowed down traffic for 20 to 25 minutes. A hot-air balloon passenger had called 911 as their pilot had to make an emergency landing on the highway median. The balloon, which had stalled mid-flight, was rapidly descending due to lack of wind and could not land at the original site, its operator, Quechee Balloon Rides, said, according to Fox News. Veteran pilot Chris Ritland safely landed the balloon on the secure spot of the road and its four passengers hopped out, unharmed. After landing, the balloon was deflated and the lanes were reopened to traffic. Traffic also slowed down at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue in Brooklyn, New York on the night of 22 August as motorists avoided a large group of people gathered in the middle of the street. Joe Delfausse, 82, of Park Slope, had transferred to that spot from the sidewalk because it was the perfect vantage point for stargazing. He invited people who just come from a nearby indie pop concert to view the planet Saturn and the Milky Way, New York Post reported. A viral TikTok video of the scene showed Delfausse standing beside his telescope as a long line of curious people awaited their turn to become star-struck. The post Star-struck appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Taiwan decries China’s ‘military harassment’ after warplanes detected
Taiwan urged China on Tuesday to stop "military harassment" that risked damaging regional security after it said 24 Chinese warplanes were detected near the island. China has ratcheted up military and political pressure on self-ruled Taiwan since President Tsai Ing-wen came to power in 2016 because she rejects Beijing's stance that the island is part of Chinese territory. "The People's Liberation Army's continuous military harassment in the region could lead to a sharp escalation of tensions and worsening of regional security," Taiwan's Defense Ministry said in a statement. "We urge Beijing to take responsibility and immediately cease all unilateral actions that undermine regional stability," it said. According to the ministry, Beijing had sent 24 aircraft, including fighter jets, bombers and drones, as well as five warships close to Taiwan in what it described as a "joint combat patrol" since 9 am local time (0100 GMT). Half the warplanes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait or entered the self-ruled island's southwest air defense identification zone, it said, and Taipei was using its own aircraft, vessels and land-based missile systems to monitor them. Taipei has seen an increase in Chinese air incursions since Tsai's visit to Eswatini, the only African country that recognizes Taiwan diplomatically over China, was announced on Friday. The defense ministry said on Saturday it had detected 32 Chinese warplanes and nine warships around the island over 24 hours. The increase in incursions also comes after the United States approved last week the sale to Taiwan of advanced sensor equipment for fighter jets. And on Monday, Taiwan's defense ministry said a Chinese BZK-005 drone circled the island on a flight path that appears to be increasingly common for such long-range vehicles. Beijing conducted military exercises to simulate the encirclement of the island in April after Tsai met US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. Beijing also staged military drills earlier this month after Vice President Lai Ching-te made returned to Taiwan after a trip to Paraguay that included two US stopovers, and banned mango imports from the island. China's state-run Xinhua news agency said the drills were intended to serve as "a stern warning to the collusion of 'Taiwan independence' separatists with foreign elements and their provocations". The post Taiwan decries China’s ‘military harassment’ after warplanes detected appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Nokor rocket crashes, India lands probe on Moon
Asia showcased its space rocket technology on Wednesday and Thursday with a mix of failure and success for North Korea and India, respectively. The National Aerospace Development Administration’s military reconnaissance satellite “Malligyong-1” crashed into the ocean “due to an error in the emergency blasting system during the third-stage flight,” the official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday. The crash dealt another big blow to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s bid to have a satellite that can spy on forces of its neighbor and the United States. In May, Pyongyang launched what it described as its first military reconnaissance satellite, but the rocket — named “Chollima-1” after a mythical horse — plunged into the sea minutes after liftoff. NADA said it would attempt another satellite launch in October. Meanwhile, India became the first nation to successfully land a craft on the Moon’s south pole on Wednesday. Its “Chandrayaan-3,” which means “Mooncraft” in Sanskrit, was launched in mid-July and orbited Earth several times to build up the necessary speed for its journey. WITH AFP The post Nokor rocket crashes, India lands probe on Moon appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
UAE to set up anti-money laundering bodies amid scrutiny
The UAE announced plans on Sunday to establish judicial bodies to prosecute money laundering and financial crime following increased monitoring by a global watchdog dedicated to battling illicit cash flows. The official WAM news agency reported that the United Arab Emirates has approved a "proposal to establish federal prosecution entities specialized in economic crimes and money laundering". It said the move "represents a first step towards investigating and cracking down on" shady financial transactions. The proposal calls for the "creation of prosecution offices specialized in" illicit finance. It comes more than a year after the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force added the UAE to a "grey list" of nations subject to greater oversight because of concerns over illicit finance. The FATF listing in March 2022 came as a blow to the UAE's reputation as a major financial and business hub. The watchdog has since upheld its decision, but a June report noted improved efforts in the UAE to tackle shortcomings. The step announced on Sunday aims to enhance "the confidence of international investors in the UAE's business environment" and encourage "them to bring their businesses to the UAE", WAM said. "The project's significance lies in its role in protecting the national economy and reducing the impact of economic and financial crimes," it added. The resources-rich UAE has become a nexus connecting the Middle East, Europe, Central Asia, and Asia. Dubai has the world's busiest airport in terms of international passenger traffic and is also one of the busiest seaports. While the desert country has successfully diversified its economy rather than relying on oil, experts and international organizations have long criticized a failure to crack down on suspicious financial transactions. Senior US officials visited earlier this year for talks with UAE authorities, including the central bank, on the evasion of sanctions imposed on Russia and Iran, as well as money laundering. The post UAE to set up anti-money laundering bodies amid scrutiny appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Elton John testifies for defense at Spacey sex assault trial
British rock star Elton John on Monday gave evidence as a witness for the defense at the sexual assault trial of Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey. The two-time Oscar winner denies 12 charges concerning four men, including indecent assault, which are alleged to have occurred between 2001 and 2013. Giving evidence via video link from Monaco, the musician, and his husband David Furnish were questioned about Spacey attending an annual ball at their home in Windsor, west of London. One of the alleged victims has accused Spacey of sexually assaulting him while he was driving the actor to the fundraising event, claiming he grabbed "so hard" they nearly came off the road. Spacey, 63, had earlier told the Southwark Crown Court in London that the incident "never happened", adding that he was "not on a suicide mission". He said there had been a mutual flirtation between them and admitted to having touched the man but not in a "violent, aggressive, painful way". Responding to questions from the prosecution, John said he recalled Spacey, dressed in "white tie", attending the fundraising event in the early 2000s. "He was on a flight, he came on a private jet and he came straight to the ball," John told the court, adding that Spacey stayed overnight at their home after the event. "I can't remember him coming after that," John said. Asked if he came straight from the private jet, the singer said, "I assume so, yes". Furnish, who was first to give evidence, also said he remembered Spacey's presence at the social event. "He was an Oscar-winning actor, there was a lot of excitement he was at the ball," the filmmaker told the jury. "Other than attending the ball I have no memory of Kevin coming to the house ever again," he added. 'Like another son' John was among the several celebrities that Spacey mentioned in court when he entered the witness box earlier in the trial. He spoke of giving a ping pong table to actress Judi Dench after they worked on the 2001 film "The Shipping News" together, saying they developed a "lovely friendship". Spacey grew emotional on Monday, dabbing his eyes as the court heard character statements from friends and family. "House" and "Dead Poets Society" star Robert Sean Leonard described Spacey as "positive, supportive, and respectful", while Chris Lemmon, son of "Some Like It Hot" actor Jack Lemmon, said Spacey was "like another son" to his father. Spacey is an Academy Award winner for "The Usual Suspects" and "American Beauty", and was artistic director of London's Old Vic theatre between 2004 and 2015. At the opening of the trial late last month, the prosecution claimed Spacey was a "sexual bully" who reveled in making others feel uncomfortable, including by aggressively grabbing men's crotches. The court has heard from the four alleged victims, who cannot be named for legal reasons, one of whom, a former aspiring actor, said he woke up to Spacey performing a sex act on him, suggesting the actor "drugged" him. Last week Spacey in his testimony denied the sexual assault charges and described the prosecution's case against him as "weak". He has previously told the court his world "exploded" when he was first accused of sexual assault several years ago by US actor Anthony Rapp in the United States, adding that he "lost everything in a matter of days". Rapp's allegations were found not proven last year. The trial continues. The post Elton John testifies for defense at Spacey sex assault trial appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Flight freak
Airlines incentivize flying by giving points to frequent flyers. Accumulated points can be used to get discounts on their next plane ticket purchases. Under such frequent flyer programs, the more a traveler flies, the more affordable her or his flights become as points are converted to fare discounts or even free flights. In a recent report by 3AW, an Australian news outlet and complaint hotline, a man had earned at least 500,000 frequent flyer points. One day, the guy identified as Mike received an online message instructing him to claim 150,000 points by clicking a link. After doing so, his 500,000 points vanished in what could have been an online scam, according to 3AW. A safe way to get FFP points and enjoy free flights was demonstrated by Tom Stuker, from New Jersey, USA. Stuker, 69, simply bought a United Airlines pass in 1990 which allowed him to fly as much as he wanted to. A consultant on running auto dealerships and an avid traveler, Stuker racked up so many FFP points that not only allowed him to fly free but also to get no-charge hotel accommodations, cruise ship trips, and even Walmart gift certificates as prizes. In 2019, Stuker took a dizzying 373 flights covering 1.46 million miles, according to WP. The total fare came to $2.44 million but he didn’t have to pay for it as he used the UA pass. By that year, before the Covid-19 pandemic struck and grounded airlines, Stuker had logged a total of 10 million miles since 1990. The jet setter passed the 5-million mile mark much earlier, in 2009, according to The Guardian, citing Simple Flying data. Stuker’s investment of $290,000 for the United pass proved to be the best one he made in his life with the 33 years of free flights he had enjoyed ever since. The flight pass brought him to more than 100 countries, including “more than 120 honeymoons,” according to WP. His travels covered over 23 million miles, or 37 million kilometers, to date, which was many times over the 953,000 miles the Apollo 11 astronauts covered in their trip to the moon and back in 1969. The post Flight freak appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Altitude problem
Like jeepney drivers, airlines squeeze passengers into available seat space regardless of their size. Some discomforted passengers are not taking the one-size-fits-all seats sitting down. Airlines addressed the size issue by charging oversized passengers for two seats. Travel blogger and body-positive advocate Jae’lynn Chaney, 26, disagreed and called for a free second and third airplane seat for biggies if needed, News.com.au reported. Jae’lynn is also demanding that airlines refund larger passengers for extra seats they needed to purchase when booking to accommodate their size, according to News.com.au. Skinny passengers also complain of large seatmates who partly occupy their seats. A Continental Airline passenger from Ohio was assigned to a middle seat next to a 500-pounder and asked flight attendants for relief because her seatmate’s weight was on her and she could not bring down her armrest, Express reported. The flight attendants could not transfer either of them to a vacant seat so the “sandwiched” passenger endured an aching neck and shoulder throughout her very expensive flight. Meanwhile, Hainan Airlines’ issue is different. Its new weight requirement became a viral topic on social media as the company threatened to ground those who fail to comply. For those with a height of 5.1 feet, their weight should not exceed 48 kilograms, according to the company. “This is intended to advocate healthy living habits and maintain a good professional image and healthy physique,” Hainan Airlines told CNN. Incidentally, the weight rule does not apply to passengers but to flight attendants. The post Altitude problem appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Flights unaffected by NoKor launch attempt
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines on Wednesday said the Philippine airspace was spared from the impacts of the recently failed attempt of North Korea to launch a military reconnaissance satellite. CAAP deputy director General for Operations Capt. Edgardo Diaz said it has issued a notice to airmen or NOTAM since 11 p.m. on 30 May and will last until 11 p.m. on 10 June amid North Korea’s satellite launching attempt. “We are not really affected because their identified area is almost at the west portion of Philippines, near at the boundary going to Guam,” Diaz said. “Otherwise, all the domestic flights in the Philippines will not be affected and most of the flights going to and out of the Philippines not that affected because the airline might conduct rerouting,” he added. Diaz said they continue monitoring this move, but the country remained unaffected as far as the flights under the CAAP are concerned. “It doesn’t have any effect on our domestic flight,” he added. He also stressed that Philippine outbound carriers going to the East or going to the United States remained stable. Meanwhile, the Korean Central News Agency reported that a second launch attempt--amid being tagged as a “brazen violation” of United Nations resolutions — “will be made as soon as possible” by North Korea. The post Flights unaffected by NoKor launch attempt appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Asiana stops selling some emergency exit seats after plane door incident
South Korea's Asiana Airlines has stopped selling some emergency exit seats following an incident in which a passenger opened an aircraft door mid-air, the carrier said Sunday. A court in Daegu later Sunday issued an arrest warrant for the man, surnamed Lee, for allegedly breaking aviation security laws, Yonhap news agency reported. The incident took place aboard an A321-200 plane, which was carrying nearly 200 passengers as it approached the runway at Daegu International Airport, about 240 kilometers (150 miles) southeast of Seoul. The aircraft landed safely but several people were hospitalized. There were no serious injuries or damage. Starting Sunday, the 31A and 26A emergency exit seats on its 14 A321-200 jets -- 11 of which have 26A as their emergency seat while the other three have 31A -- would no longer be offered for sale, the carrier told AFP. "As a safety precaution, this measure will apply even if the flights are full," it added. A court issued an arrest warrant for Lee, Yonhap reported, citing "the seriousness of his case and the risk of flight". He had been detained by authorities in Daegu, and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Lee had previously told Daegu police that he had wanted to get out of the plane because he was feeling "suffocated" inside the cabin. "I wanted to get off quickly," Lee told reporters Sunday before the warrant was issued. "I'm very sorry to the kids," he added, referring to at least 48 elementary and middle school students who were on board. He also had been under stress from being unemployed, authorities said. A nearby passenger captured footage of wind blowing through the open door, with fabric seat-backs and passengers' hair fluttering wildly as several people shouted in shock. The post Asiana stops selling some emergency exit seats after plane door incident appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Passenger opens plane door mid-air on Asiana flight
A passenger opened an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight as it was preparing to land Friday, the carrier told AFP, adding that the plane landed safely but several people were hospitalized. The Airbus A321-200 was carrying nearly 200 passengers as it approached the runway at Daegu International Airport, about 240 kilometers (149 miles) southeast of Seoul, on a domestic flight. When the plane was still about 200 meters (650 feet) above the ground, a passenger sitting near the emergency exit "opened the door manually by touching the lever", the South Korean carrier's representative told AFP. The unexpected opening of the door caused some passengers to have breathing difficulties, and some people were taken to a hospital after the landing, Asiana said, adding that there were no major injuries or damage. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported that nine people were hospitalized. "The passenger has been taken to the police and is under questioning" to find out why they opened the door, Asiana said. A short video of the incident was shared by Yonhap. The footage shows wind ripping through the open door in mid-air, with fabric seat-backs and passengers' hair flapping wildly as some shout in surprise. Another video shared on social media showed passengers sitting in the emergency exit row next to an open door being buffeted by strong winds. The two male passengers, who are wearing their seatbelts, can be seen wincing as the wind whips around them, while they clutch the armrests and try and turn away from the door. The post Passenger opens plane door mid-air on Asiana flight appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Iran court jails missile crew behind jet downing
Ten members of an Iranian missile battery crew involved in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner in 2020 have been sentenced to prison, Iran’s judiciary has said on its website. The commander of the crew received the heaviest penalty of 10 years imprisonment while nine others were sentenced to between one and three years, Mizan Online reported on Sunday. The 10 members of the Iranian armed forces were not named. The commander of a Tor M-1 surface-to-air missile system “fired two missiles,” “contrary to orders” and without obtaining authorization, at the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 shortly after its takeoff from Tehran on 8 January 2020, killing all 176 people on board, according to Mizan. Ukraine lost 11 citizens in the airline disaster. At the time, Iranian air defenses were on high alert for a United States counterattack after Tehran fired missiles at a military base in Iraq that was used by American forces. Those missiles came in response to the killing in a US drone attack in Baghdad of Major General Qassem Soleimani who headed the foreign operations arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. Three days after the Kyiv-bound plane was shot down, the Iranian armed forces admitted there had been a “mistake.” “Given the extent of the effects and consequences of this action, the main defendant was sentenced to the maximum penalty,” Mizan Online added without giving further details. Compensation Iran’s judiciary said in November 2021 that a trial had opened in Tehran for 10 military members “of various ranks” in connection with the jet’s downing. In January last year, Iran said it had begun paying compensation to families of those killed. Arash Khodaei, a vice president of the country’s Civil Aviation Organization, said that “the sum of $150,000 has been transferred” to some families, while “the process has begun” for others. The payment “does not infringe upon (their) right to take legal action,” state news agency IRNA quoted him as saying. In 2020, Iran offered to pay “$150,000 or the equivalent in euros” to each of the victims’ families. Ukrainian and Canadian officials strongly criticized the announcement, saying compensation should not be settled through unilateral declarations. A Canadian court awarded more than $80 million in compensation to the families of six of the victims in a decision made public in January 2022. That same month, an Iranian couple filed a rare lawsuit against three senior Iranian officials over the deaths of their children in the incident, an Iranian newspaper reported at the time. A group of countries led by Canada called in December for an arbitrator to settle claims against Iran, a first step in possibly bringing a case at the International Court of Justice, which victims’ families have long demanded. Iran offered to pay ‘$150,000 or the equivalent in euros’ to each of the victims’ families. The association of families of the victims reiterated Sunday after the verdict that “an impartial, international court” should try the crime. The post Iran court jails missile crew behind jet downing appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Nepal finds black boxes of aircraft after deadliest crash in 30 years
KATHMANDU — Searchers found the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder on Monday, January 16, 2023, from a passenger flight that crashed, killing at least 70 people in Nepal’s worst plane accident for 30 years, officials said. The data on the recorders may help investigators determine what caused the Yeti Airlines ATR 72 aircraft, […] The post Nepal finds black boxes of aircraft after deadliest crash in 30 years appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Finnair plans to outsource TCP and lay off 450 employees
Finnish airline Veneer Announced a cost-cutting plan considering outsourcing in-flight passenger service on routes to/from Thailand and the United States. If the subcontracting, which is.....»»
Taiwan airlines offer sight-seeing flights during pandemic
Faced with the coronavirus collapse in travelers, Taiwanese airlines have begun offering sight-seeing “flights to nowhere” on their passenger jets — including flight attendant lessons for children. At the headquarters of Taiwan’s China Airlines in Taoyuan on Saturday, 50 children took a morning course on how to serve passengers aboard a mock cabin. Cheng Yu-wei, […] The post Taiwan airlines offer sight-seeing flights during pandemic appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
After Kuwait, repatriation flight from Manila likely to NE
After Kuwait, repatriation flight from Manila likely to NE United News of India.....»»