Lufthansa's airplane barely avoided crashing during landing as strong winds were carrying the plane aside. Eventually the pilot decides to take off again thus saving the people and the plane.

250 passengers of a San Diego – Honolulu flight are searched by Hawaiian health officials on suspicion of measles infection. The pesthole of the disease was named an infected baby, later isolated at a military hospital in Hawaii.

A 33-year-old Somalian woman was arrested after she stabbed two pilots in an attempt to hijack a New Zealand passenger plane. The flight, a 19-seater Air New Zealand NZ2279, was travelling from Blenheim to Christchurch when the incident occurred.

Specialists at SAS Scandinavian Airlines say the excessive weight of passengers threatens flight safety, Denmark's Jyllands Posten daily reported on Friday.

Inspection of Q400 aircraft main landing gear having accumulated more than 10,000 cycles highly recommended by Bombardier.