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• Possible U.S. missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan
Two intelligence officials, citing local informers, told The Associated Press that drone aircraft were seen above the village of Gurwak before Friday's blast and that they believed the aircraft had fired missiles.
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Qantas said it was a record-keeping issue and there were no safety implications for the aircraft. Qantas — Australia's largest airline — has been on the defensive since the emergency landing in the Philippines.
• Boeing machinists go on strike after talks fail
Boeing's commercial airplane manufacturing operation, based in the Seattle area, has led a resurgence by the company over the past two years amid heavy orders for its much-awaited and increasingly delayed 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
• 3 killed in Coast Guard copter crash off Hawaii
Witnesses aboard the lifeboat and a passing Air Force C-17 transport aircraft saw the crash. Honolulu firefighters pulled the three crew members from the water and transported them to the Queen's Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead.
• Software teaches helicopters new tricks
What I'm most impressed with is the learning part, the ability of the algorithm to learn and to fly and then to reproduce that in another aircraft," said Feron.