Tuesday, 16 January 2024

Saskatoon passengers landing in Orlando told they 'entered the country illegally'


CTV News has the story.

A Saskatoon-area couple travelling to Orlando last Friday is left with many unanswered questions after an unexpected delay because of a security breach by an airport employee.

Monday, 15 January 2024

Japan's All Nippon Airways Flight Reports a Crack on Its Cockpit Window Mid-Air


Firstpost Channel on Youtube has the story.

Japan's All Nippon Airways Flight Reports a Crack on Its Cockpit Window Mid-Air

A domestic flight of Japan's All Nippon Airways reported a crack on its cockpit window mid-air. The Boeing 737-800 plane, carrying 59 passengers and six crew, returned to its departure airport. The flight was en route Toyama city but headed back to Sapporo. The crack was found on the outermost of four layers of windows surrounding the cockpit. This marks the second incident involving a Boeing 737. Earlier this month, cabin panel of Alaska Airlines Boeing plane fell off mid-air, forcing an emergency landing.

Iceland Volcano: Houses catch fire as volcano erupts for second time


Global News on Youtube has the story.

A volcano erupted for the second time in southwest Iceland, causing several houses to catch fire. However, the town had been evacuated earlier, and no immediate danger was posed to people.

The eruption began early on Sunday, just hours after the town was evacuated for the second time since November over fears of an imminent flare-up.

Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir said it's a "very serious situation."

Pliosaur discovery on Jurassic Coast is 'very likely a new species'


New Scientist on Youtube has the story.

A team of fossil hunters, led by collector Steve Etches, has uncovered what is thought to be the most complete Jurassic pliosaur skull ever found.

Embedded high up on a cliff in Dorset, UK, Etches and his collaborator Chris Moore spent weeks suspended on the cliff face, digging out the fossil before winching it to safety. “This is the pinnacle, really, of the things that I've been involved with,” Etches told New Scientist. “All I want from that is more information. The science is the thing that draws me in,” he says. “What does it show you? What does it tell you?”

“It's very likely a new species,” says Judyth Sassoon, a leading expert on pliosaurs at the University of Bristol, UK.

St. Petersburg inferno: 70 thousand square meter fire spreads across 'Wildberries' warehouse


Daily Mail on Youtube has the story.

The warehouse of a large online store Wildberries is on fire in St. Petersburg. The area of the fire is 70 thousand square meters, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said

Russian media report that the damage from the fire may amount to 10-11 billion rubles.

Air traffic transcripts reveal new details of Japan plane crash


9 News Australia Channel on Youtube has the story.

Air traffic control transcripts have shown that the coast guard plane involved in a fatal crash at a Japan airport did not have clearance to be on the runway prior to the crash.

How Japan Airlines Rescued 379 People in Just Minutes


Firstpost Channel on Youtube has the story.

How Japan Airlines Rescued 379 People in Just Minutes

379 passengers and crew members were evacuated from a Japan Airlines flight before it exploded into a fireball. How did it pull off this miraculous rescue? Palki Sharma tells you why safety guidelines and following rules can save lives. 

All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport that killed five of six crew on the smaller aircraft on Tuesday.

Watch the Japan Airlines story. Tokyo's Haneda Airport had the airplane on Fire. Evacuation of passengers happened in World News.