http://www.news24.com/Tags/Topics/air travel Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:25:43 +0200 Britain's Royal Air Force has escorted an Egyptair plane bound for New York to a Scottish airport following an onboard incident, says the Ministry of Defence. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/UK-warplanes-escort-diverted-Egyptair-craft-20130615 Global airlines have agreed on a proposal for tackling aircraft emissions in a bid to break deadlock over an issue that has stoked fears of a carbon trade war. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Airlines-agree-on-emissions-plan-20130603 Air accident investigators say a BA jet that made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, lost panels from both its engines after they were left unlatched during maintenance. http://www.news24.com/World/News/BA-jet-in-UK-air-drama-lost-engine-panel-20130531 Two British men accused of threatening to blow up a Pakistan International Airways plane and kill its passengers and crew have been remanded in custody following a court hearing. http://www.news24.com/World/News/UK-2-held-over-plane-threat-denied-bail-20130527 Two men have been charged with endangering an aircraft after a UK-bound Pakistani plane was diverted mid-flight. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pakistan-plane-incident-UK-charges-2-20130526 British police have arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport followinga reported family row on board which scared flight staff. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Family-row-spooked-flight-staff-report-20130524 British fighter jets have escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. http://www.news24.com/World/News/UK-cops-make-arrests-aboard-Pakistani-plane-20130524 A British fighter jet has been launched to divert a civilian plane carrying nearly 300 passengers from Pakistan to England after an incident on board, British officials say. http://www.news24.com/World/News/UK-fighter-jet-scrambled-to-divert-plane-20130524 A British Airways A319 plane bound to Oslo has been forced to turn back and land in London due to a technical fault, the UK airline says. Full investigation into the incident is yet to be carried out. http://www.news24.com/World/News/BA-jet-had-a-technical-fault-20130524 Both runways at Heathrow Airport have been closed after a British Airways plane made an emergency landing. http://www.news24.com/World/News/BA-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-Heathrow-20130524 A landing gear problem has forced a plane to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Plane-belly-lands-in-NY-20130518 A Chinese aviation industry news website says a man has been arrested for allegedly making fake bomb threats against several domestic flights bound for Shanghai. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Man-arrested-over-fake-plane-bomb-threats-20130518 A passenger on a flight from PE to Durban has told how she was terrified when the cabin pressure dropped as a result of a cracked windscreen, and the plane had to make an emergency landing. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/SA-plane-makes-emergency-landing-20130516 Cecelia Crocker, the lone survivor of a 1987 plane crash that killed 154 people aboard and two on the ground near Detroit Metropolitan Airport, has broken her silence about how the event has affected her. http://www.news24.com/World/News/1987-plane-crash-survivor-breaks-silence-20130515 Twelve South African pilots who were detained in Namibia are considering suing the country's government for unlawful arrest, according to a report. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Pilots-may-sue-Namibia-for-false-arrest-20130514 A UK airline is to test volcanic ash cloud detection technology aimed at avoiding air chaos. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Airline-to-test-ash-cloud-detector-20130509 Namibian police have brought fresh charges against 12 South African pilots arrested over the weekend for violating Namibian airspace and entering the country illegally, according to a report. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/New-charges-against-SA-pilots-in-Namibia-20130507 President Jacob Zuma's fifth wife, Thobeka Madiba-Zuma, is claiming compensation of half a million rand from SA Airlink after uninsured jewellery apparently disappeared from her luggage during a flight. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Zumas-wife-loses-jewels-in-luggage-theft-20130507 Twelve South African pilots on a light aircraft trip to raise awareness for cancer have been arrested in Namibia, apparently because their flight documents were not in order. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/SA-pilots-arrested-in-Namibia-20130506 A Lufthansa flight from Helsinki to Frankfurt has been forced to make an emergency landing due to a damaged motor. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Emergency-landing-for-Lufthansa-plane-20130505