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Kuwait Airways Airbus A300 destroyed during Iraqi invasion.

Kuwait Airways Finally Wins Iraqi Compensation For Planes Destroyed During 1990 Invasion

Kuwait MPs Tuesday ratified a settlement deal under which Baghdad will pay $500 million for 10 plundered planes.
by AFP
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Vacant jetways line the main pier of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. (Photo by Muns via wikimedia, CC-BY)

New Berlin Airport Faces More Delays, Won’t Open Before 2014

In a new embarrassment for the city, the opening of Berlin's new main airport has been postponed again after several previous delays.
by AFP
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An ANA Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at the gate at Tokyo-Haneda Airport. (Photo by Inaba Tomoaki, CC BY-SA)

Investigators Begin Analyzing Boeing 787 Black Box

US and Japanese officials Saturday began analysing the black box of the 787 plane forced into an emergency landing this week.
by AFP
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18 heads must be a lot of paperwork. (Photo by U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kitt Amaritnant)

US Customs Finds 18 Human Heads At Chicago’s O’Hare Airport

Officials scrambled Tuesday to get 18 human heads off to a crematorium after they were seized by US customs inspectors.
by AFP
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Lufthansa's first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (D-ABYA) takes off on a test flight. (Photo by Boeing)

Are European Airlines Profiting From Shelved EU Carbon Tax?

Airlines made up to $670 million last year by passing on a carbon surcharge to travellers despite the EU's freeze of the controversial tax.
by AFP
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