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Police Investigate Death of Passenger on Qantas Flight From New York to Auckland

Authorities are withholding the woman's identity pending a coroner's inquiry.

Southwest Limits Passengers to One Portable Charger and Bans Overhead Storage

Ryanair, EasyJet and TUI Set Cabin-Only Rules for Power Banks, Ban Them From Hold

Ryanair Says Minor Issue After Manchester Landing as Fluid Leak Triggers Brief Runway Hold

Japan Plans April In-Flight Power Bank Ban as South Korean Airlines Complete Their Own

Jet2 Flight Declares Emergency After Pilot Falls Ill as Co-Pilot Lands Safely in Manchester

Hanjin Group's Five Airlines to Ban In-Flight Power Bank Use Starting Monday

AAIB Finds Brief Turbulence on BA Flight Broke Two Ankles

Three-Year Review Finds Contamination in Airline Onboard Water, Ranks U.S. Carriers

Air Congo Passengers Jump From 737 in Kindu After Hours Without Stairs

KLM Cancels Return After Rat Spotted on Aruba Flight, With Rodent Reportedly Caught a Day Later

Airbus Completes A320 Software Rollback as Most of 6,000 Jets Return to Service

Airlines Race To Update A320 Fleets After EASA Orders ELAC Fixes as IndiGo Says Its Work Is Done

Qantas and Virgin Australia Ban In-Flight Use and Charging of Power Banks From December

Navi Mumbai Airport Sets Dec. 25 Launch, IndiGo to Operate First Flights

Virginia Man Sues EgyptAir for $5 Million Over Needle Prick in Seatback Pocket

Mumbai Airport to Halt Flights for Six Hours on Nov. 20 for Post-Monsoon Runway Maintenance

India's DGCA Weighs Power Bank Limits on Flights After Onboard Fire

Air China Flight Diverts to Shanghai After Lithium Battery Fire in Overhead Bin

Finnair Grounds Eight A321 Jets Over Seat-Cover Safety Concerns, Cancels 40 Flights