£62m ends Qantas engine scare case Australia’s flagship carrier said today it had reached a 95 million Australian dollar (£62m) settlement with Rolls-Royce over the mid-air disintegration of a superjumbo engine, which temporarily forced Qantas’ entire fleet of A380s to be grounded. Read more on Independent Rolls-Royce Settles With Qantas Over Engine Explosion Qantas reached [...]

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Local firefighters reflect after tragedy in SF The recent tragic deaths of two San Francisco firefighters has prompted questions about when the last Sonoma County on-duty firefighter death took place and about the overall safety record of our many municipal and volunteer fire agencies. Read more on The Windsor Times Goodyear Blimp Pilot Dies in [...]

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Widow of Cougar Flight 491 victim calls on Transport Canada to act on gearbox HALIFAX – The widow of a passenger who died in a chopper crash off Newfoundland two years ago says she is frustrated by Ottawa’s plans to consult foreign regulators before requiring changes to the gearbox that was a cause of the [...]

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Crews get a handle on Horseshoe 2 Fire They continue to contain more of the blaze while residents say more needs to be done to prevent future fires. Read more on KOLD News 13 Tuscon When Fan Frenzy Causes Injury (in News) Security guard badly hurt at 2010 Olympics Live Site fiasco recalls how fun [...]

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