Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world’s oldest skydiver. A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after leaving her walker on the ground and making a tandem jump in northern Illinois. “Age is just a number,” Dorothy Hoffner told a cheering…
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Ryanair passengers clap and cheer as a man is booted off their flight after it was diverted to France instead of landing in Ibiza. The travellers had hoped to reach the holiday island today, direct from Liverpool John Lennon Airport, but Ryanair confirmed the Boeing 737 was diverted to Bordeaux before the man was kicked…
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An Oklahoma woman has died after she was hit by a small plane at airport in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, on Friday afternoon. Samantha Hayes, 27, who worked for the city of Broken Bow’s parks department, was on a lawn mower at the Broken Bow Airport when the pilot of a 1972 Bonanza A36 landed on…
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Ural Airlines A320 will attempt a take-off from its current location Ural Airlines A320 (reg. RA-73805), that will attempt a take-off from its current location, after the aircraft ran out of fuel and landed in a grass field on September 12th. The airline confirmed the decision to make the Airbus A320 to takeoff form its…
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Delta Airlines #DL2 to New York JFK quickly returned to London Heathrow. The flight #DL2 departed London Heathrow at 14:45 BST more than 3 hours late. The Boeing 767 (reg. N841MH) took off from runway 27R from London Heathrow. But the crew required to return immediately due to a mechanical problem. The aircraft was on…
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Alaska Airlines Pilot 37 year old Captain Eric McRae, based in Seattle, died suddenly on Sep.23, 2023 in his hotel room during layover. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines Captain Eric McRae was discovered dead in his New York hotel room last Saturday after he failed to meet his crew in the lobby for their return flight to…
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Faced with growing security concerns in East Asia, and looking at potential military use of civilian infrastructure, the Japanese government has selected 33 airports and ports in 10 prefectures as candidates for expansion, Nikkei has learned. The government will shortly begin discussions with prefectures and municipalities that manage the facilities to extend runways and expand…
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Air France #AF194 from Paris to Bengaluru is diverting. Flight Air France #AF194 departed Paris CDG Airport at 11:10 CEST. The Airbus A330 (reg. F-GZCN) was supposed to land in Bengaluru at 23:30 IST. About 4 hours into the flight, the crew informed ATC of a medical emergency on board. The flight is diverting to…
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Passengers at Malaga airport witnessed a strange scene. On Friday night, a nude woman entered the terminal at Malaga airport (AGP) in Spain. Surprised passengers witnessed the nude woman moving around the facility. Policemen approached her but she ran away, still completely clothless. Sources say she is suffering mental health issue.
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O’Hare International Airport in Chicago has become an unexpected temporary shelter for hundreds of migrants in recent weeks. Primarily hailing from Venezuela and various South and Central American countries, these individuals have embarked on challenging journeys, seeking refuge in the United States. The airport, one of the nation’s busiest, has seen a surge in the…
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A new survey by the European Cockpit Association (ECA) warns of the state of pilot fatigue and the lack of attention paid to it by their companies. Questioned in mid-July, three out of four European airline pilots (76%) admitted to having succumbed to at least one micronap during the previous four weeks, revealed at the…
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A Ukrainian drone has attacked an airport inside Russia. In total, 13 flights were delayed and one cancelled at Sochi International Airport on the Black Sea coast, in the wake of the attack. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the Ukrainian drone was shot down by air defences over Krasnodar Krai region. Russian state media organisation, Tass,…
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