An eager crowd of spectators gathered outside Manchester Airport to see the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, touch down. The arrival of the 500-seat super-jumbo signalled the introduction of a new daily service by Emirates from Manchester to the airline’s hub in Dubai. The aircraft’s arrival in Manchester ...

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Airline jet engine manufacturer, Rolls Royce, issued a warning concerning the safety of its RB211 model just two weeks before one blew up on Qantas Flight 74 on Tuesday. The directive warned that because of cracks which had been spotted in the engine’s turbine shafts there was a risk of ...

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An investigation is under way into how police in the Philippines managed a hostage situation which resulted in the deaths of eight tourists. Rolando Mendoza, a 55-year-old former policeman, managed to hijack a bus carrying tourists from Hong Kong on Monday. He then told hostage negotiators that he would release ...

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US animal-rights groups have called on government officials to investigate the deaths of seven puppies being transported on an American Airlines flight earlier this month. Although the carrier claims to have conducted necropsies on the puppies, it has also refused to publish the results. Mary Francis Fagan, speaking for American, ...

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An investigation is underway by American Airlines after seven puppies being transported in the cargo hold of a domestic jet have died. The flight, form Tulsa to Chicago, was due to take off at 6.30am but storms in Chicago meant that the aircraft’s departure time was pushed back by an ...

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Qantas boss, Alan Joyce has ruled out any imminent tie-ups between the Australian flag carrier and a major Asian airline. He said that currently, regulations in Asia, as well as the number of state-run companies, made a viable merger unlikely. Talking about the recent mergers in Europe and the US, such ...

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Leading UK car rental comparison experts, Carrentals.co.uk, is looking for the most entertaining car related video on the internet. it is doing this by launching The Carrentals.co.uk Video Challenge. The competition is free to enter, the rules are simple, and there are some great prizes. Those wishing to take part need ...

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A pilot with United Airlines found himself in trouble with Brazilian airport authorities on Friday after he decided to drop his trousers whilst passing through security. As part of the security screening process 49-year-old Michael D Slynn was asked by officials to remove his belt and his shoes. According to ...

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The leader of a union which looks after the interests of staff at Disneyland Paris has condemned working conditions at Europe’s busiest tourist attractions as being brutal. Guy Bruno Mboe also said that those in charge of running Disneyland Paris were interested in little more than making a profit. The condemnation ...

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Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods has given his first interviews since it was revealed that he had been having extra marital sexual relations with more than a dozen women. Talking outside his Florida home Woods admitted that he had been getting up to a lot of things which hurt a lot ...

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