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Qantas said faulty engine design or material failure were the most likely causes of an engine blowout on one of its Airbus A380 superjumbos, and confirmed Friday that pieces from the engine had pierced the plane's wing.

An Australia-bound Qantas A380 that suffered an engine shutdown safely returns to Singapore airport.

A suspicious package discovered at the United Kingdom's East Midlands airport contained "viable explosives," and could have brought down an aircraft upon detonation, British Home Secretary Theresa May said Saturday.

Authorities in Utah evacuated a passenger plane Thursday morning after receiving a bomb threat, an spokeswoman for the Salt Lake City airport said. The SkyWest plane, carrying 46 passengers and three crew members, was en route to Salt Lake City from Helena, Montana, when the threat was "called in," said airport spokeswoman Barbara Gann.

Delta, AMR and US Airways attributed the result to higher ticket prices and a rebound in air travel.

A pilot who refused to submit to a full-body scan or the alternative pat down going through airport security said the procedures violate his rights.

Back in the mid-1980s, Boeing and Airbus avoided a trade war by making a gentlemen’s agreement not to seek government financing to sell planes in each other’s home markets. The deal symbolized an aviation world dominated by the United States and Europe.

The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner with a bomb hidden in his underwear last year, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, on Thursday waived his right to a speedy trial.

A US Airways flight to Bermuda has been grounded before takeoff from Philadelphia International Airport over a security problem. Passengers were removed from US Airways Flight 1070 on Thursday morning and the plane was towed to a remote location to be searched.

British Airways, Iberia Airlines and American Airlines on Wednesday launched a long-awaited joint venture and announced four new routes that will start next April.