ALERT TransAsia Airways plane that crashed was flying from Taipei to the Kinmen islands, local media reports – @BBCNews
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NEWS Small plane crashes in Taiwan
An ATR-72 flying from Taipei was forced to dirch in a river after hitting an object. Link
NEWS United Considering 10-Abreast 777 Retrofits
United Airlines is considering creating a high-density Boeing 777 subfleet with 10 seats across–rather than nine–in regular economy class and a smaller than usual business class cabin, Aviation Week has learned. Link
NEWS Etihad Airways Begins Boeing 787-9 Operations
Etihad Airways has begun operations with its recently delivered Boeing 787-9. Its initial service, from Abu Dhabi to Dusseldorf, took place Monday. Link
NEWS United forced to land after cabin pressure causes sick passengers
Passengers on a United flight from KORD to KDEN had to emergency land after passengers experienced sickness from a cabin pressure drop. Link