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Sunday, 29 May 2016

BBC News

• Lufthansa to suspend Venezuela flightsThe German airline, Lufthansa, says it will suspend flights to Venezuela from next month due to growing economic difficulties in the country.

The Guardian

• Onboard camera shows SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully landing from space – videoRemarkable footage shows the rocket returning to Earth from space and successfully landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the third time in a row the Falcon 9 rocket has delivered its payload into the upper atmosphere and returned safely Continue reading...

The Huffington Post

• WW2 Plane Crashes Into Hudson River Between New York And New JerseyA vintage World War II plane crashed into the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey killing the pilot. The P-47 Thunderbolt crashed on Friday during a promotion for the American Airpower Museum, which is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the P-47 this weekend, the Associated Press reported. function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3...

The Scotsman

• EgyptAir crash beacon detected as ship joins black box huntA French vessel that joined the search for the EgyptAir plane which crashed last week killing all 66 people on board has arrived in the crash area, as Egyptian officials said search teams in the Mediterranean have picked up a beacon believed to be from the doomed aircraft.

Mail Online

• Minh Pham is convicted of al-Qaida suicide bombing at Heathrow airport Minh Pham, 33, (pictured) left his pregnant wife in Britain when he travelled to Yemen in 2010 for military training from Al-Qaeda before returning in 2011 after offering to attack Heathrow airport.

The Mirror

• Fresh terror fears as hackers trying to disable planes at Cairo Airport It is believed pilots are being targeted by GPS jamming just days after the EgyptAir tragedy

This is Money

• Blow to UK-based AgustaWestland as MoD prepares to buy 50 US-made Apache attack choppers after Boeing drops price to �425m The Army is understood to have recommended the Government buy the Apaches, famously flown by Prince Harry, 18 months ago, but it was delayed after lobbying from AgustaWestland.

Blackpool Gazette

• Crime rise fears if police helicopter lostCommunity crime-fighters have warned the loss of the police helicopter will increase the risk of lawlessness on the Fylde coast.

Reading Evening Post

• Reading drone start-up solves aviation safety threatReading-based Altitude Angel is tackling drone and aviation safety on a global scale