On the Fly …

A 20-year-old man bolted through security at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Saturday and got as far as the cockpit of an Air Canada aircraft getting ready to leave one of the gates. He was subdued by the crew and remains in jail for questioning …

Four people survived and six died in the crash of a Piper Chieftain into the water off Kodiak Island, Alaska, Saturday. A taxiing floatplane recovered the survivors. The pilot was among those killed …

The FAA says the Boeing 787’s computer systems are vulnerable to onboard hacking. The systems apparently share contact points with systems designed for laptop connections by passengers and that makes them susceptible to hacking …

Prince William will train as a Royal Air Force pilot. The future heir starts his flying lessons today as Flying Officer William Wales and, if all goes well, will get his wings at a ceremony in April.

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