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Happened in a concert in Finland yesterday (April 16). The violin in question is a Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin from the 1700s, and their prices range between around 1 to 3 million dollars.

According to the violinist Elina Vähälä she managed to soften the landing a bit with her foot, and while it is not outwardly broken, the incident did damage it enough to affect the sound and it is going to be sent to a specialist for damage assessment, and hopefully for repairs.

Source for the incident (in Finnish) in case someone demands it: https://yle.fi/a/74-20221206

EDIT: Pardon a typo in the title, it is a 18th century violin!

So this happened in Moscow's luxury residential building.

Someone ordered 1 million roses (yes, million) and had delivery crews unloading them all night. Total cost - roughly $850,000 USD.

The entire first floor lobby is now a wall-to-wall carpet of red roses. Looks like a movie set.

The person they were for hasn't shown up.

Neighbors say nobody has come to claim the flowers.

The Incident

• The Occurrence: After arriving from Taipei (Flight CI57), the aircraft was parked at the gate with its forward left-hand (L1) passenger door open and the jetway (aerobridge) still attached. While stationary, the aircraft unexpectedly rolled backward, causing the open door to strike the rigid jetway.
• The Damage: The force of the rollback nearly tore the L1 passenger door from its hinges. Both the aircraft's door structure and the aerobridge itself sustained major damage.
• Casualties: Fortunately, all passengers and crew had already deplaned before the incident occurred, and no injuries were reported.

Response and Investigation

• Flight Cancellations: The return flight to Taipei (Flight CI58) was immediately canceled.
• Grounding: The aircraft was grounded in Melbourne for extensive engineering inspections. Repairs to the complex composite materials and hinge structures of an A350 are expected to take days or even weeks.
• Investigation: The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched an investigation, characterizing the ordeal as a "significant ground incident". Investigators are focusing on ground-handling procedures, specifically whether the parking brakes were fully engaged and if wheel chocks were correctly placed to prevent movement.

 

SpiceJet aircraft clipped its winglet after colliding with a stationary Akasa Air plane

Found on r/ aviation by u/ CeleritasLutis with the source: https://x.com/jagritichandra/status/2044727808665297176