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A Boeing 737 MAX takes off during a flight test in Renton,
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Sudanese Airplane Hits Huge Bird before Landing

by Ahmed Younis | Sep 27, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Khartoum – A Sudanese airline has called on authorities at the Khartoum International Airport to address the “bird phenomenon” and its threats against aviation, people, and properties. This call came after one of the company’s airplanes survived a disaster after...

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Lebanese Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq. (NNA)

Mashnouq Uncovers Plot To Blow Up Emirati Plane

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Aug 22, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Abu Dhabi- The Emirates airlines completely denied on Monday reports that one of its airplanes coming from Australia to Abu Dhabi was the target of a terrorist plot early this month. “Such news are completely false,” a statement issued by the company said on...

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Part of a plane chair among recovered debris of the EgyptAir jet that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea is seen in this handout image released May 21, 2016 by Egypt’s military. Egyptian Military/Handout via Reuters

Forensics Chief Plays Down Explosion Theory in EgyptAir Crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 24, 2016 | Middle East

The head of Egypt’s forensics authority denied on Tuesday reports that the small size of the remains of victims retrieved since an EgyptAir plane crashed last week indicated there was an explosion on board. “Everything published about this matter is...

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An unidentified person (R) pulls a suitcase after leaving the hijacked EgyptAir A320 plane at a sealed off area of the Larnaca Airport, in Larnaca, Cyprus, 29 March 2016.- EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU

EgyptAir Hijack Ends with Passengers Freed Unharmed, Suspect Arrested

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 29, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

A man thought to be strapped with explosives hijacked an EgyptAir plane on Tuesday while flying from the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria to the capital, Cairo. The airplane later landed at Larnaca airport in Cyprus where all passengers except five...

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EgyptAir Mechanic Suspected in ISIS Plane Bombing

EgyptAir Mechanic Suspected in ISIS Plane Bombing

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 29, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

LONDON – An EgyptAir mechanic whose cousin joined ISIS in Syria is suspected of planting a bomb on a Russian passenger plane that was blown out of Egypt’s skies in late October, according to sources familiar with the matter. So far Egypt has publicly said...