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We all know what it’s like to have our baggage weighed at an airport check-in. Most of us are also familiar with the “crouch of shame” – the position adopted when rummaging through a bag to remove something heavy, when you’ve been informed your bag is just ounces overweight. But now, some brave airline passengers…
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The U.S. aviation regulator on Friday extended the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely and announced it will tighten oversight of Boeing itself after a cabin panel broke off a new jet in mid-flight. As United Airlines and Alaska Airlines canceled flights through Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration also said it will require…
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The main reason we store fuel in the wings of planes is to balance weight because fuel is one of the heaviest components of an aircraft. On some long-haul flights, the fuel can account for as much as a third of the aircraft’s gross weight. Storing this extra weight in the fuselage would reduce available…
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Further boosting the Indian Air Force`s (IAF) capability amid tensions on the China border, three more Rafale fighter jets would reach India by Wednesday evening. The aircraft are set to take off from France tomorrow morning and would arrive in India in the evening itself, government sources told ANI. The additional aircraft would be adding…
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7s is now considered a contraband for all flights to and from the United States of America. It is no longer flight ready, according to a law passed by a group of US regulators on Friday. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and…
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners have been warned of an explosion risk which can occur if the phone is used aboard airplanes, the FAA warns. The Federal Aviation Administration, under its jurisdiction, has therefore warned addictive Android smartphone users to desist from using their mobile phones on planes, or risk an avoidable blast. According to a safety advisory…
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