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Facebook tests drone for Internet relay

Facebook Inc. has completed the first full-scale test flight of Aquila, a high-altitude unmanned aircraft designed to relay Internet access in the world's remote areas, the company said Thursday.

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Hundreds of flights cancelled, delayed as torrential rain lashes northern China

Thunderstorms and heavy rain have led to hundreds of flight cancellations and delays at airports in Beijing and neighbouring Tianjin.

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Chinese heavy transport aircraft completes maiden military flight

The Chinese air force has put its new home-grown heavy transport aircraft through its paces on its maiden flight.

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Made-in-China jetliner makes first commercial flight

The first regional jet produced by a Chinese government initiative to compete in the commercial aircraft market has made its debut flight.

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Strike by Taiwan's China Airlines crew leaves 20,000 passengers stranded

The island’s main carrier cancelled 76 flights to Hong Kong, Japan and other destinations on Friday

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Bomb threat on Beijing-bound EgyptAir flight proved to be hoax

A bomb threat on an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to Beijing was proved to be a hoax and the flight will continue after an emergency landing in Uzbekistan on Wednesday.

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EgyptAir flight MS804: What we know so far

EgyptAir flight MS804 disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday (May 19) in a crash that Egypt said may have been caused by a terrorist attack.

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17 Chinese nationals hurt as Hong Kong airline hit by turbulence in central Indonesia

Seventeen Chinese nationals were injured on Saturday when a Hong Kong Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over Borneo Island after taking off from Bali Island of Indonesia, officials said.

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Woman names baby after airline after giving birth on flight

​A woman who unexpectedly gave birth on a Jetstar flight has named her son after the airline, in a bizarre tribute to the flight attendants who helped deliv​A woman who unexpectedly gave birth on a Jetstar flight has named her son after the airline, in a bizarre tribute to the flight attendants who helped deliver the child. er the child.

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Chinese travellers angry over flight delay slap face and throw food at airline employee

Photographs that reportedly show Chinese passengers beating up a member of an airline’s check-in staff after becoming irritated by flight delay have triggered heated online discussion on the mainland.

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New flight will take Chinese directly to Calgary

Chinese tourists will soon enjoy unprecedented convenience in traveling to Alberta as newnon-stop flight will be launched soon.

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Russia retrieves data from recorder of crashed plane as investigation underway

An investigation into a passenger jet crash in southern Russia was underway, as experts began to decipher information from one of the two damaged flight data recorders, Russian authorities said on Monday.

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Suspected debris of MH370 arrives in Malaysia for analysis: officials

Suspected debris of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 found in Mozambique have arrived in Malaysia for analysis, officials said Thursday.

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Aussie Oscars winners receive "gold statue" treatment on Qantas flight home

​Australia's national airline Qantas has treated Australia's latest academy award winners to a first class tribute on their flight home to Australia overnight.

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Malaysia to contact Thai authorities over suspected plane wreckage

Malaysia will contact the Thai authorities over the suspected "plane wreckage" found off the coast of southern Thailand, which is not confirmed to be from the missing Malaysian Airline MH370, local media reported on Sunday.

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Cuban migrants with children waiting to board next flight out of Costa Rica

After the first 180 of 8,000 stranded Cuban migrants reached Mexico from Costa Rica on Wednesday, the next group will be made up of families with young children, although the date of the next flight has not yet been set.

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Surfing in the air

​Are you bored with long flight without access to the Internet? This may soon be history as Chinese airlines take steps to boost their inflight Wi-Fi networks.