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A private plane carrying U2 lead singer Bono experienced an in-air incident Wednesday, with a rear door falling off the Learjet 60, an official with the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation said. “The Learjet lost a door where the luggage was put in,” the official, Germout Freitag, told ABC News. Freitag said authorities don't understand why the door flew off.

VAN NUYS (CBSLA.com) — Officials are investigating the tagging of a $2.3 million Learjet at Van Nuys Airport. LAPD says the tagging incident is believed to have happened in the early morning hours Sunday. Authorities also believe the tagging incident was gang-related. Pictures of the plane were posted on Twitter Friday. The jet was reportedly vandalized with black spray paint. Several images — including the words “R.I.P.” and “Flame” — were painted on the plane’s left front. Several initials were also spray painted on the plane’s tail. Officials estimate damage to the plane to be about $100,000. Sources told the...

Under-inflated tyres caused a learjet to crash killing four people and ... The National Transportation Safety Board also said a design flaw in the Learjet 60 and a decision by the flight's captain to abort takeoff in Columbia, South Carolina, were also at fault in the accident. Investigators told the board they found that operators of air charters often are not aware how rapidly the tires of some business jets can lose pressure and are not checking tire pressure frequently enough. "This accident didn't have to happen," ... The board also said the Federal Aviation Administration and Learjet Inc., a...