It's not for as many planes as Airbus probably hoped, but the
European planemaker isn't complaining. On Monday, Dubai-based
Emirates confirmed it would buy four more A380 superjumbo
airliners, building on its original 43-plane order. The orders came
after Airbus reassured its largest A380 customer it would
compensate the carrier for a two-year delay in receiving its first
plane.
An Australia-bound Vietnam Airlines jet was forced to make an
emergency landing about an hour after taking off from Ho Chi Minh
City on Saturday, when a passenger became ill. It wasn't long
before those onboard were able to figure out why.
Sometimes, international diplomacy works best when actual
governments have nothing to do with it. An Israeli scientist whose
plane was forced to make an unscheduled stop in Iran this weekend
initially feared the worst... but Benny Medvedev says after some
tense moments, his hosts were quite gracious.
Officials in Cleveland, OH have decided to downsize plans for a
runway expansion at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport that
was, at one time, deemed critical in CLE's attempt to compete on a
global level with additional nonstop international flights.
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