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The Israeli Defense Ministry noted that the total value of the deal to buy 25 F-35 aircraft is approximately $3 billion, financed by US aid funds.

Taiwan has complained in recent years of almost daily missions by the Chinese air force, often in the southwestern part of its air defense identification zone.

A young Spanish designer named Alejandro Núñez Vistah, 23, has come up with an innovative seating concept for the tourist class. 

Recently, F-22s were used to shoot down several flying objects and a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of the US in February.

By 2030, International Air Travel Association (IATA) figures show a projected increase of some 30% in passenger traffic, the Boeing executive predicted.

China has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan's territorial air space.

The F-35 is the fifth-generation aircraft considered the best in the world and is the tip of the spear for both the US and Israel.

The Su-34 is Russia's premier fighter-bomber aircraft, but its fleet's ranks have reportedly been thinned out since the start of the Ukraine-Russia War.

The reason for lack of response from the pilots remains unclear to authorities.

No one was hurt in the incident, but some passengers were taken to hospital suffering breathing issues due to shock, the company spokesperson said.