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Airplane forced to make emergency landing on busy California freeway after engine problems

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Highway runway! Flight instructor and student pilot make daring emergency landing on notoriously traffic-packed California freeway after engine problem A single-engine Cessna airplane carrying a flight instructor and student pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on Memorial Day  32-year-old flight instructor Brian Carson made a mayday call shortly after the plane left Camarillo Airport, … Read more

South Korean woman likely infected with COVID-19 after using an airplane toilet

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A woman likely became infected with the novel coronavirus after she used an airplane bathroom, a new report suggests. The 28-year-old was among about 300 South Koreans who were evacuated from Milan, Italy, on March 31 – in the midst of the pandemic’s height Europe, researchers wrote in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s journal Emerging … Read more

John Travolta shares a video from his private airplane as he takes to the skies

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John Travolta shares a video from his private airplane as he takes to the skies By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 03:09 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 03:09 BST, 20 May 2020 John Travolta took social distancing to new heights, literally, as he took to the skies in one of his private planes. The … Read more

The airplane inspired flat-pack ‘Fuselage’ home you can set up almost anywhere

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Just when you thought glamping couldn’t get any wackier… The £26k airplane-inspired flat-pack capsule you can set up (almost) anywhere The Fuselage is the latest structure to come out of Tree Tents International’s workshop in Sussex The structure is made from recycled goods and can be suspended from trees or mounted on stilted feet  For … Read more

Protective hoods for airplane seats could keep passengers safe during the coronavirus pandemic

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The coronavirus has grounded planes across the world, but an Italian firm is working on a concept that allows for safe travel during the pandemic. The renders, created by Avio Interiors, include protective hoods that create a cocoon around each seat to add a buffer between passengers.  The drawings also show a middle seat turned … Read more