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# Aviation

All time
# hopes dashed
The mystery of flight MH370 is looking no closer to being solved
A piece of the wing found off Reunion island hasn’t yielded many fresh clues.
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Aug 7th 2015, 8:44 PM
# England
Plane that 'belongs to Bin Laden family' crashes killing four people
It is being reported that Osama bin Laden’s sister and step mother are among those killed.
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Aug 1st 2015, 8:20 AM
# Tokyo
Three killed after plane crashes on housing estate
Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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Jul 26th 2015, 5:31 PM
# Eyes in the sky
Here's why every flight you take is obsessively monitored
An engine alone, for example, is likely to have as many as 5,000 elements monitored every second.
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Jul 21st 2015, 6:05 AM
# Sold
Ryanair has voted to sell its Aer Lingus shares
The decision paves the way for the sale to IAG to be completed.
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Jul 10th 2015, 8:01 AM
# South Carolina
Two die after mid-air collision between fighter jet and plane
The plane crash occurred over South Carolina.
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Jul 8th 2015, 10:42 AM
# Crash
Pilot in plane crash that killed 43 "mistakenly turned off engine"
“Wow, pulled back wrong throttle.”
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Jul 2nd 2015, 10:06 AM
# Hail to the pilot
Violent hailstorm leaves plane with a hole in its nose
Nobody was injured, though.
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Jul 1st 2015, 11:52 AM
# Indonesia
Air force plane crashes into city killing at least 140
No survivors are expected from on board the plane.
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Jul 1st 2015, 8:36 AM
# Emergency
Plane makes emergency landing at Shannon after fire alarm in cargo hold
There are no reports of injuries.
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Jun 29th 2015, 3:24 PM
# Queen of the skies
Flight to Dublin forced to turn back - because of a bee
It was a Flybe flight. Seriously.
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Jun 8th 2015, 8:13 AM
# crowd pleaser
Passengers get stuck on runway, so airline orders pizza for everyone
Your move, Ryanair…
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May 27th 2015, 10:22 PM
# Top Guns
This is what a US Air Force mission looks like through a GoPro camera
Do you feel the need? The need…for speed?
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May 24th 2015, 3:00 PM
# grounded
Man phones in bomb threat to delay girlfriend's plane, gets arrested
In case you needed to be told, don’t do this.
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May 24th 2015, 12:18 PM
# App-ocalypse
Dozens of flights grounded - because an iPad app had a glitch
Eh…..whoops?
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Apr 29th 2015, 10:17 PM
# Plane Crazy
Is a plan to build a 16km jet fuel pipeline in Dublin crazy?
The plan would see a pipeline built from Dublin Port to Dublin Airport, along the route of the Malahide Road.
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Apr 28th 2015, 6:05 AM
# safe landing
Plane lands safely after engine fails mid-flight
All 97 passengers were evacuated safely.
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Apr 25th 2015, 1:47 PM
# robot planes
'Hackers could use in-flight TVs to access cockpits'
A US government report warns against robotic control of planes.
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Apr 17th 2015, 6:00 AM
# brave
Another Germanwings pilot has given a powerful speech to comfort passengers
There was an Irishman on board who has shared the story.
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Apr 3rd 2015, 7:31 AM
# Sell Sell Sell
'Why does everyone think Aer Lingus is a basket case that we've got to sell?'
Timmy Dooley says “slick PR” has created an inevitability about the Aer Lingus sale.
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Apr 2nd 2015, 1:55 PM
# flight 4U9525
No obvious reasons why plane crashed into the Alps
French air traffic controllers, not the two pilots, issued a ‘mayday’ signal after the plane disappeared from their radar.
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Mar 25th 2015, 6:00 AM
# Bomb Scare
VIDEO: Passenger tackled after claiming to have a bomb on plane
The man was restrained by passengers.
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Mar 17th 2015, 1:53 PM
# crash landing
Plane carrying 224 passengers skids off runway, ends up on grass
Nobody was injured, but witnesses said the cabin filled with smoke.
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Mar 4th 2015, 8:13 AM
# Air Rage
Ryanair flight diverted after drunk man strips and flexes his muscles
The plane landed in Denmark.
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Feb 13th 2015, 4:24 PM
# Aer Lingus
Need to get to Donegal? You can now fly there from Dublin
A new Donegal-Glasgow route has also been announced.
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Feb 2nd 2015, 12:39 PM
# boeing boeing...
Any sale of government's Aer Lingus shares would face Dáil vote
The airline’s proposed buyer has said it will keep Aer Lingus as a separate business.
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Jan 28th 2015, 5:35 PM
# Not happy
Protest outside Minister's home "a matter for the Gardaí"
It’s not the first time a protest has been staged at Paschal Donohoe’s home. The last one was “absolutely unacceptable” he said.
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Jan 26th 2015, 9:49 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Would you support the sale of Aer Lingus?
Should the State have a stake in the national carrier?
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Jan 26th 2015, 9:35 AM
# Family Silver
The Government is willing to consider offers for Aer Lingus
Paschal Donohoe says Ireland’s connectivity is just as important as the price though.
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Jan 25th 2015, 7:55 PM
# the aviator
Detectives hunting the mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart have travelled to a remote Pacific island
Earhart disappeared in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the world.
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Jan 25th 2015, 2:47 PM
# Top of the Class
These are the 10 safest low-cost airlines in the world (and look who's flying the flag for Ireland)
Can’t beat the shamrock.
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Jan 18th 2015, 3:38 PM
# Up In The Air
A record number of passengers flew via Knock airport last year
Their London services were particularly popular.
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Jan 9th 2015, 9:24 AM
# Indonesia
First victim of doomed AirAsia flight buried
Nine bodies have been recovered so far.
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Jan 1st 2015, 9:05 PM
# AirAsia
Aviation experts call for compulsory 'real-time' tracking of aircraft
Experts say while real-time tracking technology will not save lives, but will significantly streamline search efforts.
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Dec 30th 2014, 11:44 AM
# take to the skies
Multi-billion dollar ban on commercial drone flights in the US could be lifted soon
Or, you know, in three years.
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Dec 29th 2014, 7:00 AM
# Mayday
Heat from vegetables forces plane into emergency landing at Shannon
Nobody was hurt in the incident.
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Dec 14th 2014, 6:20 PM
# Flying High
This man says he's cracked how to fly first class for economy prices (he hasn't)
*Kind of. In a way. Not really at all, actually.
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Dec 14th 2014, 4:00 PM
Which county's drivers clocked up the most miles last year?
Was it yours?
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Dec 4th 2014, 5:52 PM
# hey there blimpy boy
These amazing colour photos show what luxury air travel was like 80 years ago
Before the modern jumbo jet and its first class…
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Nov 23rd 2014, 4:00 PM
# secret plans
Space exploration has a new major player in town...Google
The giant web company is spending nearly €1 billion on a San Francisco air base.
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Nov 11th 2014, 10:27 AM
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