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Northwest Airlines Flight 85 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in the United States to Narita International Airport in Japan. On October 9, 2002, while over the Bering Sea , the Boeing 747-400 experienced a lower rudder hardover event, which occurs when an aircraft's rudder deflects to ...
Jeju Air Flight 2216 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Jeju Air from Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, to Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea. On 29 December 2024, the Boeing 737-800 operating the flight was approaching Muan, when a bird strike occurred.
The longest ever scheduled passenger flight was Air Tahiti Nui's flight TN64 using a Boeing 787-9, flying non-stop from FaaŹ»a International Airport in Papeete, Tahiti to Paris–CDG, [22] a distance of 15,715 kilometres (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi) in a scheduled duration of 16 hours, 20 minutes. [23] This route was operated from March to April 2020.
The lightest aircraft are short-haul regional feeder airliner type aircraft that carry a small number of passengers are called commuter aircraft, commuterliners, feederliners, and air taxis, depending on their size, engines, how they are marketed, region of the world, and seating configurations.
An aircraft cabin is the section of an aircraft in which passengers travel. [1] Most modern commercial aircraft are pressurized, as cruising altitudes are high enough such that the surrounding atmosphere is too thin for passengers and crew to breathe. [2] In commercial air travel, particularly in airliners, cabins may be divided into several parts.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger opened an emergency exit door during a plane flight in South Korea on Friday, causing air to blast inside the cabin and slightly injure 12 people, officials ...
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-7H4, MSN 28436, registered as N798SW. The aircraft was originally delivered to Eastwind Airlines in May 1998, registered as N700EW. The aircraft was equipped with two CFM International CFM56 engines.
Last month, an unruly passenger who caused a United Airlines flight to be diverted after threatening to "mess up the plane" during a loud argument with his girlfriend was charged $20,638 in ...