Two small planes collided near an Oregon state park Tuesday, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground and killing at least one of its occupants, authorities said.

Hurricane Rina began to sweep toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, prompting airlines to warn passsengers about possible flight disruptions and forcing cruise ships to change their itineraries.

Travellers heading overseas on Thursday have been warned to expect delays after Customs and Border Protection employees today ruled on a 24-hour strike.

In a first action of its kind, the government has cracked the whip on foreign airlines charging obscenely high amounts from U.S.-bound passengers for checking in more than one bag.

Boeing Co. is comfortable with the production targets for its 787 Dreamliner, Scott Francher, a Boeing VP and head of the 787 program, said on Wednesday at Tokyo's Narita airport ahead of the plane's first flight for paying passengers.

Boeing Co.'s 787 makes its first commercial flight today, ending more than three years of delays, with operator All Nippon Airways Co. saying a wider cabin and bigger windows will help give customers a more comfortable ride.

An Airbus A320 passenger plane made an emergency landing early Tuesday morning in a Russian airport in the Urals mountains region after smoke was detected on the plane, according to local media reports.

Boeing Co.'s new 787 Dreamliner, set to fly its first paying passengers next week, faces four "safety-related concerns" about repairs to the composites used for the fuselage and wings, a U.S. agency said.

Bangkok's second airport shut down Tuesday as floodwaters advanced into the Thai capital, forcing authorities to declare a five-day closure of schools and government offices to prepare for the deluge.

Airbus has started the assembly of the first A350 XWB's horizontal tailplane (HTP) in Getafe (Spain). The joining of the two lateral boxes will produce the 17 metre span primary structure of the HTP.