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“Stop, stop, stop!” The audio recording from air traffic control moments before Air Canada Flight 8646 collided with a fire truck on the runway at New York’s LaGuardia airport is harrowing. The CCTV footage showing the impact — the aircraft striking the side of the truck, and then colliding nose-first …
Read More »Cargo plane slides off runway in Hong Kong, killing 2 airport staff
Two Hong Kong airport security staff were killed early on Monday after a cargo plane from Dubai skidded off the runway on landing, collided with their security patrol vehicle and pushed it into the sea, the city’s airport operator said. The Boeing 747 involved in the deadliest airport incident in the financial hub in …
Read More »Italian airport temporarily closed after man dies on runway
Italy’s Milan Bergamo Airport, which offers low-cost airline connections to and from Milan, was temporarily closed on Tuesday after a man died on a runway during takeoff preparations for a flight. Flight operations were suspended from 10:20 a.m. until midday local time “due to a problem that occurred on the taxiway,” …
Read More »Part of plane catches fire on Halifax runway after rough landing, temporarily closing airport
The Halifax airport was closed for about 90 minutes Saturday night after a plane arriving from St. John’s experienced a problem landing, which saw the plane skid down the runway and part of it catch fire. Passenger Nikki Valentine, who spoke with CBC from a hangar where many of those …
Read More »This fashion designer brings her Yoruba roots to the runway
In an apartment full of fabric and boxes, Bola Adesiyan gets ready for her runway show at African Fashion Week. The 26 year-old fashion designer’s new collection is inspired by the personal stories of her models, who speak about wanting to be free and authentic. “It’s their story line — you don’t have to …
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