Umran Nasser, 54, is accused of touching two women on a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to London on November 25 last year. Nasser, of Wanstead Park Road, Ilford, east London, pleaded not guilty at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday.
A Qatari military cargo plane carrying security staff in Italy to assist with law enforcement for the Winter Olympics struck a lighting tower on Sunday as it manoeuvred upon landing at Milan's Malpensa airport, it has emerged. The aircraft was carrying 104 personnel from the Gulf state's elite security forces, plus huge jeeps and snowmobiles, as part of an agreement made with the Italian government, despite Qatar not competing in the games.
A Delta Air Lines plane diverted after an oven caught fire on board, forcing some passengers to wait two days before continuing their journey. Flight 55 took off from Lagos, Nigeria, shortly after noon last Tuesday, headed for Atlanta. However, less than 40 minutes after takeoff, the Airbus A330 U-turned while over Ghana. It descended and landed in Ghana's capital, Accra, just over an hour after first lifting off.
A WestJet plane operating from Toronto made a "hard landing" at an airport in the Caribbean country of St. Maarten, the airline said on Sunday. The airline said all passengers and crew were evacuated from WestJet flight 2276 after the plane arrived at Princess Juliana International Airport. The landing activated the plane's slides and emergency responders deployed foam as a precaution. WestJet said there were no reported injuries.
A helicopter used by an African Union peacekeeping mission has crashed at Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu, killing at least three people. The incident occurred while the helicopter was trying to land.
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"I can't quite put words to describe what the scene looks like, but with the jet fuel going down the street, and everything on fire all at once, it was pretty horrific to see," San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said.
"When we touched down, it was so strong that we jumped. The tire at the front of the plane broke. I don't know if the tire hit the left engine, which was where I was sitting. It sparked, and fire started to come out."
