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Air safety

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 7, 2026

US President Donald Trump speaking at a press briefing on the US-Israel war on Iran at the White House on April 6.
US President Donald Trump speaking at a press briefing on the US-Israel war on Iran at the White House on April 6.

FAA proposes to hire 2,300 air traffic controllers in budget request

FILE PHOTO: The Air Traffic Control tower at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia., U.S., March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The Air Traffic Control tower at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia., U.S., March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz/File Photo

Hide, find water: Ex-airmen detail how to survive being shot down

An F-15E Strike Eagle taking off for a training sortie at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.
An F-15E Strike Eagle taking off for a training sortie at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

UN aviation agency limits use of power banks to two per passenger on flights

Passengers will also be prohibited from recharging the power banks during flights, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) said in a statement.
Passengers will also be prohibited from recharging the power banks during flights, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) said in a statement.

Garuda flight passengers evacuated after safety hazard detected during boarding at Changi

Photos of the incident circulating on social media show slides deployed on both sides of the aircraft for passengers.
Photos of the incident circulating on social media show slides deployed on both sides of the aircraft for passengers.

Air Canada’s Flight 8646 to LaGuardia: From routine landing to disaster in 20 seconds

The wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet that collided with a ground vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport.
The wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet that collided with a ground vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

Doha confirms 4 Qataris, 3 Turks killed in helicopter crash

Over 400,000 violations of airplane portable battery rules logged in South Korea in past year

More than 430,000 violations of carry-on battery rules were recorded at domestic airports in South Korea over the past year.
More than 430,000 violations of carry-on battery rules were recorded at domestic airports in South Korea over the past year.

Four years after deadly China Eastern plane crash, investigators offer no answers

Rescue workers work at the site where a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China March 24, 2022.
Rescue workers work at the site where a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China March 24, 2022.

South Korea police raid transport ministry in widening Jeju Air crash probe

Rescuers work near the wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Rescuers work near the wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.