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Power banks have become a common sight on aeroplanes, but after a string of in-flight fires, some airlines are moving against allowing their use. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong aviation

Editorial | Power banks a peril when used in the air

After a spate of fires believed to be linked to the devices, they may not longer be stowed in overhead bins or used on commercial flights.

Hong Kong transport

Explainer | Power banks on flights: which airlines and regions have tightened rules?

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Accidents and disasters in China

3 years on: no final report and no answers to China Eastern plane disaster

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Aviation

Alaska plane was overweight for icy conditions in deadly crash

Bering Air plane crash in February was one of Alaska’s deadliest this century.

Wreckage from the crashed Bering Air Cessna Caravan. Photo: National Transportation Safety Board via AP
Malaysia

Malaysia agrees ‘no find, no fee’ terms to restart flight MH370 search

Exploration company Ocean Infinity will receive US$70 million if the wreckage is successfully located.

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Americas and the Caribbean

13 die in Honduras plane crash off Caribbean coast

Jetstream plane crashed minutes after take-off from Roatan Island on Monday. Transport minister said authorities suspect mechanical failure.

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South Korea

South Korea says fire on Hong Kong-bound jet possibly caused by power bank

According to the interim probe into the January incident, the blaze may have started because insulation inside the battery had broken down.

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Firefighters try to put out the blaze from an Air Busan plane at Gimhae International Airport in South Korea on January 28. Photo: Yonhap/Reuters
American Airlines

American Airlines jet catches fire at Denver airport, passengers evacuated

Twelve people taken to hospitals with minor injuries after Boeing 737-800 catches fire at Denver airport gate.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Find the facts behind cargo planes scare in Hong Kong

Hong Kong airport must maintain its enviable record on safety and investigate collision alert involving jets.

The Philippines

‘A total wreck’: lost Philippine fighter jet found smashed into mountainside

The FA-50 fighter jet went missing on Tuesday while on a mission to provide air support for troops fighting communist rebels.

Two Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets fly in formation during a joint patrol and training session with the US over the South China Sea on Tuesday. Photo: Philippine Air Force via AP
FedEx

FedEx plane makes emergency landing in US after bird strike, engine fire

The incident follows a series of major North American aviation disasters that have put a spotlight on flight safety issues.

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A FedEx cargo plane makes an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Saturday. Photo: Kenneth Hoffman via AP
Aviation

Aborted airport landings add to series of US aviation incidents

So-called ‘go-arounds’ by passenger jets followed four major aviation incidents in recent weeks.

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Africa

Sudan military plane crash death toll rises to 46

Aircraft crashes are common in Sudan, which has a poor aviation safety record.

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Aviation

Southwest airliner in near-miss with business jet at Chicago airport

Video shared on social media showed the Southwest Boeing 737 abort its landing moments from touching down.

A smaller jet is seen crossing the runway that the passenger plane was set to use. Photo: StreamTime LIVE via YouTube
Malaysia

‘It’s hard to have expectations’: search for missing flight MH370 resumes

Conducted by deep-sea exploration company Ocean Infinity, the new search will cover a 15,000 sq km area of the southern Indian Ocean.

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Family members of passengers and crew on board missing flight MH370 and Malaysia’s Transport Minister, Loke Siew Fook at an event in Subang Jaya last year marking the 10th anniversary of its disappearance. Photo: EPA-EFE
Aviation

Driving remains riskier than flying in 2025 - those accidents aside

‘A person would have to travel by air every day for 103,239 years to experience a fatal accident,’ the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in its most recent Air Safety Report.

Malaysia

New search for missing MH370 plane begins in Indian Ocean

Ocean Infinity’s operation focuses on four hotspots off Australian coast where researchers believe the wreck would most likely be.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Sean Duffy, Donald Trump’s new secretary of transportation?

The former Wisconsin congressman appeared on MTV reality shows like The Real World, presented on Fox News, and was a world champion lumberjack before being appointed to the president’s cabinet.

Meet Sean Duffy, Trump’s new secretary of transportation who has nine children, and whose striptease in 90s MTV show The Real World went viral. Photo: AFP

Video | Toronto plane crash survivor recalls ‘insane’ moment

Aviation

Canadian investigators recover black boxes from Toronto plane wreckage

Canada’s TSB sends cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder to lab for further analysis.

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Video | Delta Air Lines plane flips on landing in Toronto

‘Upside down and burning’: Delta Air Lines plane flips on landing at Toronto airport
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Aviation

Delta plane flips upside down in Toronto crash, all 80 aboard survive

Canada’s largest metropolis had been experiencing strong, snowy winds when the CRJ-900 aircraft touched down at Toronto Pearson Airport.

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The plane flipped onto its roof on the runway. Photo: AFP
United States

Trump fires hundreds of US air traffic control staff weeks after fatal crash

Dismissals raise concerns over air traffic safety, staff shortages after recent fatal collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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South Korea

South Korea to ban in-flight power bank charging after plane fire

Transport ministry also prohibits passengers from storing portable batteries and e-cigarettes in overhead cabin bins.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil, whose private jet just crashed?

Vince Neil is the frontman of Mötley Crüe – the heavy metal band founded by Pamela Anderson’s ex Tommy Lee – who was also famously involved in a fatal car accident in the 1980s.

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Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil was not aboard his private jet when it crashed on February 10, but his girlfriend was. Photo: @thevinceneil/Instagram
Aviation

Plane owned by Motley Crue singer in deadly collision at Arizona airport

Collision at Scottsdale Airport follows three major US aviation disasters in the past two weeks.

A damaged Learjet, right, after colliding with a parked jet at Scottsdale Airport, Arizona. Photo: AP Photo
Aviation

Wreckage of missing Alaska small plane found, all 10 aboard dead

The Bering Air plane crash marks the third major US aviation mishap in eight days.

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The Philippines

Video | Plane crash kills 4 in the Philippines

The US military-contracted plane was on a routine mission providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support

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