Passenger’s diarrhea forces a transoceanic flight to Barcelona to turn around due to ‘biological risk’

Airbus A350-941 ‘N501DN’ Delta Airlines, taxiing after arriving on flight DL275 / DAL275 from Detroit at Narita International Airport Tokyo, Japan.
Airbus A350-941 ‘N501DN’ Delta Airlines, taxiing after arriving on flight DL275 / DAL275 from Detroit at Narita International Airport Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Alan Wilson.

Upon arriving in Atlanta again, several workers disinfected the aircraft for hours.

U.S. suspends funding to Wuhan Institute of Virology for obstruction in Covid research

People lining up outside of a drug store to buy masks during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China
People lining up outside of a drug store to buy masks during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. Photo: Chinanews.com / China News Service. CC BY 3.0.

Upon review, the United States found that the Chinese facility was not in compliance with federal regulations.

Royal Thai Air Force Reportedly Plans to Buy New Fighter Jets from Sweden

JAS-39 Gripen landing
A Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripen fighter aircraft arrives in support of the Partnership for Peace Exercise Cooperative Key 2003 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base (AB), Bulgaria (BGR). Photo: Msgt. Billy Johnston, USAF.

After the US recently refused to sell F-35A fighter jets to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), the RTAF has reportedly modified its plans and [Read More…]

China starts military drills near Taiwan after US visit, ‘encircled the island’

WZ-7 Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance drone.
WZ-7 high-altitude reconnaissance drone at Zhuhai Airshow in China. Photo: Infinty 0.

The Chinese military deployment comes amid renewed tensions between Washington and Beijing. Chinese military experts consider these exercises a simulated blockade in a “stark warning”.

59 Chinese Christian asylum seekers exiled in Thailand leave for US

Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, concourse building, section D, baggage screening prior to boarding
Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, concourse building, section D, baggage screening prior to boarding. Photo: Mattes. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dozens of Chinese Christian asylum seekers who fled alleged religious persecution in their homeland left Thailand for the United States after being released from Thai [Read More…]