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ALERT 2 people arrested after bringing loaded guns to Chicago's Midway Airport, authorities say – @ChicagoTribune

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ALERT Attala County, Miss., officials investigating reported plane crash near Leake County line – @WLBT

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NEWS Fatal Fire-fightingHelicopter crash near Cape Town

One of South Africa’s top helicopter rescue pilots has died while on duty fighting fires at Cape Point near Cape Town. The pilot – who has been identified as Bees Marais – was forced into a hard landing at Cape Point earlier on Sunday. He was flying a Bell 212 helicopter. Initial reports suggested that…

ALERT Law to prevent airlines from carrying passengers who may be traveling to join Islamic State militants to be proposed in UK, junior minister says – @Reuters

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ALERT Solar Impulse 2 will take off at 6:30AM (UTC+4) tomorrow, from #AbuDhabi to #Muscat

ALERT 3 United Arab Emirates airlines suspend flights to Erbil, Iraq, citing security concerns over Islamic State fighting – @Reuters

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NEWS Malaysian PM vows to keep up search for MH370, report offers no new clues

A 584-page interim report into the disappearance of the Boeing 777-200ER (BA.N) provided details on how radars had tracked the plane going off course to issues concerning the battery of the flight data recorder’s underwater locator beacon. Link

NEWS Shocker: Airport parking in London most expensive in the world, often costing more than flights

The price of parking is giving the price of flying a run for its money in Britain. (Note: 1USD =0.9222 Euros) Link

NEWS Boeing 777X: Foldable Wingtip and Advantages of the Aluminum-Lithium Fuselage Over Carbon-Reinforced Plastic

Foldable wingtips have been seen in military aviation for a long time and the reason to have such a mechanism is the same on the military and civil side: Minimize the wingspan and space used while taxiing and parked. Boeing has already got the experience of foldable wingtips with its F/A-18 Hornet and the planned…

ALERT MH370 report: Based on data 'the aircraft most likely ditched or impacted the sea in the south-eastern Indian Ocean' – @MOTMalaysia

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NEWS Malaysia Airlines crew to gather in remembrance for MH370 anniversary

Malaysia Airlineshas held a private gathering to remember the 13 employees lost when flight MH370 disappeared en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur one year ago today. The event at the Malaysia Airlines Academy, Kelana Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, was attended by MAS employees and family members of those employees lost.

NEWS Tired pilots endangered flight

Flight safety authorities have issued a warning to airlines after two sleep-deprived pilots took off from Sydney to Adelaide with wing flaps in the wrong setting that could have ended in a crash. Link