Toronto: An Emirates airliner was involved in a near-miss incident with a Canadian government jet over the Rockies nearly three months ago, Gulf News has learnt.Emirates Boeing in near-miss with Canadian VIP jet (Zawya)

A year after two medical rescue helicopters collided over McMillan Mesa en route to the Flagstaff hospital, the operator of one is arguing more needs to be explored in why the other might be at fault.Copter crash findings disputed (Arizona Daily Sun)

IT COULD have been one of the greatest Lions victories of all time, in fact even a draw would have offered something tangible to play for in Johannesburg next Saturday. To lose that opportunity and the series as a whole to a last ditch penalty converted from five metres inside the opposition half makes the second Lions test defeat even more harrowing.Regrets? There are quite a few (Irish Examiner)

Second World War veteran shocked by changes in Timmins (Timmins Daily Press)A lot has changed in the 64 years since Jim Moffat has been home. Gone are the farmlands and livestock that were once common in Timmins, replaced by cityscape and vast forested areas. This week marked Moffat’s first time in Timmins since 1945.[...]

Funeral for mid-air crash pilot (BBC News)A funeral is held for a pilot who was killed in a mid-air collision with a glider in Oxfordshire.

The words “happy” and “bus riders” don’t usually go together. But, in this battered economy, many are looking for cheap modes of transportation and a bus trip to Chicago is a good way to start.Taking the road, but not the wheel (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Air Methods Petitions NTSB for Reconsideration of Probable Cause Determination (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)Air Methods Corporation , the largest air medical transportation company in the world, announced today it has filed a petition with the National Transportation Safety Board requesting the Board reconsider/modify its probable cause determination related to the June 29, 2008 mid-air collision accident in Flagstaff, Arizona.

New aviation training aircraft take off at Massey University (TVNZ)A multi-million dollar fleet of new training aircraft has been launched by Massey University’s School of Aviation in Palmerston North

Funeral for mid-air crash pilot (BBC Oxford)A funeral is held for a 62-year-old pilot who was killed in a mid-air collision with a glider in Oxfordshire.

Sun glare caused mid-air collision (Adelaide Now)SUN glare was a contributing factor to a mid-air collision of two flight school planes above an Adelaide airport, investigators say.