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Boeings Starliner capsule lands safely in New Mexico after failed mission

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 NewsEditorAirline industry, Boeing, NASA, Space

Aborted flight threatens to derail the companys efforts to launch astronauts on behalf of Nasa next year landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the international space station that threatened to derail the companys effort to launch astronauts on behalf of Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/22/nasa-boeing-starliner-capsule-lands-safely-new-mexico

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Qantas Sydney to Perth flight evacuated via slides after smoke fills cabin

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 NewsEditorAirline industry, Australia news, Perth, Qantas, Sydney

Terrifying ordeal forced plane to return to Sydney airport shortly after takeoff Passengers on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Perth evacuated via slides after the Airbus A330 was forced to return as the cabin filled with smoke. Qantas said flight 575 returned to Sydney shortly after takeoff on Sunday morning due to a hydraulic issue. Once back at the gate, the captain made the decision to evacuate the aircraft as a precaution and three emergency slides were deployed, the airline said in a statement. Passengers were evacuated through both…