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Saturday, 18 November 2017
The Herald
- Four people die in mid-air collision between helicopter and aircraftPolice will this morning resume the hunt for clues following a collision between a helicopter and an aircraft which killed two pilots and two passengers over Buckinghamshire.
- Monarch takes fight for flight slots to appealADMINISTRATORS for failed airline Monarch are taking their fight over “valuable” runway slots to the Court of Appeal.
Times Online
- First-class flights are height of luxury (for 24,000) [Subscription]Premium air travel used to consist of little more than a comfy seat, a slightly more palatable meal and a regular top-up of your wine glass. Not any more.
- Four killed as aircraft and helicopter crash in mid‑air near Waddesdon Manor [Subscription]Four people were killed yesterday in a mid-air collision between a helicopter and an aircraft.
Mail Online
- Russia to go to the moon in new 30m spaceship Russia expects to launch the Luna-25 in 2020. The lunar orbiter will explore the its south pole and collect soil samples to be sent back to earth for analysis.
- Tanzania plane crash: Eleven dead, including Americans Two Americans, two Germans, six Tanzanians, and a South African pilot were all killed when their Cessna aircraft crashed in Ngorongoro National Park, in Tanzania, on Wednesday.
The Mirror
- British Airways passenger endured "10 hours of hell" when speaker made loud noise during Las Vegas flight Nicole Lightbody, 26, says she was stunned when British Airways offered her just 20 in compensation for the trip from London Heathrow to Las Vegas
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