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Airliners

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/ 9 March 2009

South African killed in Uganda plane crash

A South African was among the 11 people killed when a cargo plane they were travelling in caught fire and crashed into Lake Victoria on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 February 2009

Deadly Turkish Airlines crash probed

Dozens of investigators worked overnight probing the wreckage of the Turkish Airways jet that crashed at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 January 2009

China employs cabin crew of the four-legged kind

Two golden labradors sporting uniforms and leather shoes launched China’s first drug-sniffing dog patrol on flights to Beijing this week.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 September 2008

Flights wait as air-traffic controller sleeps

Two planes were forced to circle over a Greek island awaiting permission to land on Monday after an air-traffic controller overslept.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 September 2008

Madrid air disaster traced back to co-pilot

The Spanair MD-82 jetliner that crashed in Madrid on August 20 was started by the co-pilot, press reports said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 August 2008

Relieved Sudanese home after hijacking ordeal

Passengers from a hijacked Sudanese jet returned home to families on Thursday, having feared they would die at the hands of the gunmen.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 27 August 2008

Sudanese plane hijackers surrender

Hijackers of a Sudanese airliner surrendered to authorities in Libya after releasing all the passengers on Wednesday, Libya’s aviation authority said.

By Salah Sarrar
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/ 20 August 2008

Dozens dead as jet crashes at Madrid airport

A Spanish tourist jet carrying more than 160 people skidded off a Madrid airport runway and broke up in flames on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
SAA stomps on taxpayer
Article
/ 13 August 2008

SAA stomps on taxpayer

The state-owned airline has received R20-billion in bail-outs in the past five years, reports Lynley Donnelly.

By Lynley Donnelly
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/ 14 July 2008

Gulf nations splash out on Boeing, Airbus jets

Persian Gulf countries have announced deals worth $15-billion for the latest fuel-efficient aircraft and other planes made by Boeing and Airbus.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 June 2008

Dozing pilots soar past destination

An Air India flight headed for Mumbai overshot its destination and was halfway to Goa before its dozing pilots were woken out of a deep slumber.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 June 2008

Sudan lifts suspension on national carrier for two weeks

Sudan has granted its national carrier a last-minute reprieve from suspension, giving it two weeks to comply with airline regulations.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 11 June 2008

At least 33 killed in Sudanese airliner blaze

A Sudanese airliner coming from Amman and Damascus burst into flames after landing in Khartoum on Tuesday night, killing at least 33.

By Andrew Heavens Guest
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Africa
/ 11 June 2008

At least 28 killed in Sudanese airliner blaze

A Sudanese airliner burst into flames after landing in Khartoum overnight in bad weather, killing at least 28 of the 217 people on board, officials said on Wednesday.

By Andrew Heavens Guest

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