Aviation

A passenger recovered his 300000 yuan (US$43700 ) diamond ring that he accidentally flushed in Aircraft Toilet .

A Chinese passenger is thrilled after airport staff rescued his £33,558 ring he accidentally flushed down the toilet.
The male passenger, surnamed Shen, dropped his two-carat diamond ring down a toilet on a flight to Hangzhou city in China on May 21, Chinese media reports.
The panicked man had to seek help from airport staff who managed to fetch his ring from the waste tank after hours of searching.

Mr Shen was traveling on a flight from Doha to Hangzhou’s Xiaoshan International Airport when he lost the ring, local media Hangzhou Daily reported.
Upon landing, the airport staff helped him to call the cleaning department and check the sewage tank and pool.
Waste water on planes is usually sucked down into a holding tank before being cleaned out by crews on the ground. Then the waste will be transported to a sewage pool.
The two airport staff decided to try their luck in the waste pool. However they failed to find anything after spending an hour walking barefoot in the dirty water with a metal detector.

They then realised the diamond band might be stuck in the holding tank.
They returned to open the tank and searched it with the help of a torch on their phone.
Finally, the staff spotted the ring and managed to get it out.
Mr Shen, anxiously waiting at the airport, was so shocked he was unable to speak when he saw the ring.
Calming down, he repeatedly expressed his gratitude towards the two staff who soaked themselves in waste water.

Both of them said they felt unclean even after an hour-long shower.

Aviation

Boeing, Antonov to Collaborate on Defense Projects

– MOU represents Boeing’s commitment to work with Ukrainian industry

– Includes exploring opportunities for collaborating on in-country support of Unmanned Aerial Systems

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by Boeing and Antonov Company to investigate potential collaboration on defense-related projects.

“We’re happy to keep collaborating with the Antonov Company to help Ukraine’s economic development and expansion,” stated Ted Colbert, CEO and president of Boeing Defence, Space, & Security.

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“This agreement demonstrates our ongoing efforts to find more opportunities to work with Ukrainian industry, which was underscored by our signing of the Ukrainian Defence Industry Compact earlier this year.”

The areas of potential collaboration identified in the agreement consist of training, logistical support and overhaul services for tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems utilized by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which includes the ScanEagle. In addition, the companies will also explore opportunities for Antonov to provide engineering support to Boeing.

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“A strong, innovative, and efficient defense industry is key to sustainable economic development and national security, and we are extremely excited to collaborate with Boeing,” said Ievhen Gavrylov, CEO of Antonov Company.

This agreement brings a whole new level of opportunity to implement the latest and most effective solutions – in addition to the possibility of future projects with Boeing in the aerospace and defense industry.”