Pilot urges prayers as ‘technical issue’ forces turnaround

  An AirAsia X flight to Malaysia from Perth, Australia, was forced to turn back Sunday after the twin-aisle Airbus A330-300 aircraft began shaking due to what the airline called a “technical issue.” A spokesman for the Perth Airport said, “The pilot identified a technical issue with the engine. The plane turned around and safely landed back at Perth Airport.” “We were asleep and heard a loud bang around the 1-hour-and-15-minute mark,” passenger Damien St