The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this month, an unusually large deployment of the powerful jets that analysts say sends a strong message to a possible adversary in China. Pacific Air Forces in Hawaii this week said approximately 25 F-22s…
An 18-year-old pilot made an emergency landing on a New Jersey bridge in the middle of traffic after experiencing an engine problem. Landon Lucas was flying a small plane for Paramount Air Service, and he reported an engine problem while flying near Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at around 12:30 pm on Monday.…
A United Parcel Service (UPS) Boeing 747 freighter was forced to return to Hong Kong International Airport after one of the engines malfunctioned. The Boeing 747-8, with registration N624UP, departed Hong Kong at 12:16 local time as flight 5X-3 bound to Dubai International Airport. The crew members reportedly received a fire warning after one of…
Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its widebody completion & delivery centre in Tianjin (C&DC), China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and long-term strategic partnership with China. The A350-900 aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines, the largest Airbus operator in Asia and second largest in the world. At…
A passenger flight from Nairobi crashes at El-Wak Airport in Gedo region of Somalia. A Skyward Express Dash 8-100 crash-landed at CEEL WAAQ Airport, today July 21. The plane (reg. 5Y-GRS) was carrying 45 people from Nairobi. According to the eye witnesses, the plane went out of the runway. Ceel-waaq District officials told Media that…