A Condor flight made a U-turn over the Azores before returning to its departure point. The Boeing 767 performing flight #DE800 departed Frankfurt in Germany to cross the Atlantic for a 10-hour flight to Pointe à Pitre. But 4 hours into the flight, the crew had to do a U turn over the Azores, in…
There have been at least six significant close calls at airports so far this year, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a recent close call between two planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. At around 8:30 a.m. on March 7, Republic Airways Flight 4736…
The FBI is looking for an alleged helicopter thief, who tried to steal a helicopter. The incident happened at Sacramento Executive Airport in California. A person tried to steal a helicopter from a California airport Wednesday and crashed the aircraft in the attempt, officials said. The trespasser broke into several choppers at Sacramento Executive Airport…
Qantas airline management once warned its pilots and crew of interference and GPS jamming by the warships that belong to the Chinese. The Australian and one of the oldest airlines in operation, Qantas (QS), updated the existing flight standing order manuals. The 102-year-old carrier updated the policies and added a new section. It reads as…
Poland will deliver a first batch of four MiG-29 fighter-bombers to Ukraine, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced Thursday, the first such delivery by a NATO member. “In the coming days, we will first transfer (…) four fully operational aircraft to Ukraine,” Duda told reporters. During his press conference, the Polish president added that “other aircraft…