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Fasten your seatbelts: ‘Project Sunrise’ will allow nonstop flights up to 22 hours

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Nine years ago, Qantas challenged Airbus and Boeing to create an aircraft capable of flying from Australia’s East Coast to anywhere in the world, nonstop. Airbus responded by building the A350-1000ULR, outfitted with a fifth fuel tank to enable long-distance flying of up to 22 hours nonstop. Now, Qantas has announced that this aircraft will … Read more

‘Unsafe condition’: Flight canceled after unruly toddler stood on seat, refused to fasten seatbelt

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‘Unsafe condition’: Flight canceled after unruly toddler stood on seat, refused to fasten seatbelt

They treated it like a plane-ground. A cross-Canada flight had to be canceled after a misbehaving tot refused to fasten their seat belt, stranding the passengers until the following day. The ludicrous incident occurred on Thursday, Aug. 6, after Porter Airlines flight PD444 had departed the terminal at Victoria International Airport (YYJ) in British Columbia … Read more