The Met, along with Heathrow Airport and Royal Air Force personnel took part in a planned resilience training exercise overnight on 17 November, testing a multi-agency response to an aircraft hijack scenario. As part of Exercise Night Star, RAF fighter jets were scrambled from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire to escort a passenger aircraft to Heathrow. The…
Pilots of flight to to San Jose Do Rio Preto mistakenly approached another airport. During flight #LA4640 from Sao Paulo to San Jose Do Rio Preto, Brazil, the pilots mistakenly approached Catanduva Airport (SBCD), Brazil. The Airbus A320 (reg. PR-MHM) approached runway 24 at Catanduva Airport until Sao Jose ATC alerted the crew that they…
Multiple flights were disrupted at Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Doha Hamad Airport due to adverse weather in the Middle East. Heavy rain and thunderstorms early on Friday caused significant flight disruptions. DXB is one of the world’s busiest airports and a key global transit hub. “As of 10 am UAE time (06:00 GMT), 13…
Russia’s planes were reportedly flying close to NATO airspace. The Royal Norwegian Air Force scrambled F-35 fighter jets from Evenes, Norway on Nov. 16 in response to Russian aircraft, NATO Air Command reported on Nov. 17. The aircraft were identified as two Tu-160 bombers, two MiG-31 jets, and two Il-78 tankers. The Russian aircraft returned…