ALERT Spirit Airlines is filing for bankruptcy
Spirit is filing for bankruptcy after years of quarterly losses and mounting debt. The ultra-low-cost airline announced plans to begin the Chapter 11 process early Monday morning. The carrier early…
More than 130 hamsters escaped in the cargo hold of a TAP A321neo
During four days, ground workers tried to capture 132 hamsters hamsters escaped from the boxes in the cargo hold of a TAP A320. A TAP plane has been held at…
REPORT A Qantas A380 performed 34 flights with a tool left inside one of its engines
A tool used to turn an engine compressor during borescope inspections has been left inside and was found a month later. On 6 December 2023, an Airbus A380-842 aircraft, registered…
BREAKING Large-scale missile assault from strategic Tu-95 bombers scramble Polish fighter jets
Poland said it had scrambled fighter jets in response to a “massive” Russian missile attack on Ukraine. Overnight, Russian forces deployed strategic Tu-95 bombers, with reports indicating up to 17 aircraft.…
A Southwest Boeing 737 MAX was hit near the cockpit by bullet before departure from Dallas
Southwest Airlines aircrcaft operating flight to Indianapolis was struck by bullet before departure at Dallas Love Field Airport. Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating flight #WN2494 to Indianapolis was…
British Airways A380 fleet is experiencing a series of technical incidents
British Airways' fleet of 12 Airbus A380s has been experiencing a series of technical incidents in recent weeks. The latest incident, on November 6, the A380 performing flight BA207, registered G-XLEC, took off from London-Heathrow for…
A woman gave birth to a baby boy between two flights at Miami International Airport
A woman gave birth in the departures area at Miami International Airport. Tuesday, November 12, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a medical call at the airport, arriving shortly after 5pm to assist…
Southwest flight evacuated via emergency slide at Denver International Airport
Everyone on board a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated after a cellphone battery ignited. The incident happened on board Southwest Airlines Flight #WN3316 before 7 a.m.…
American Airlines #AA298 had to perform an expedited climb to avoid a mountain while taking off from Hawaii
An American Airlines flight had to perform an "expedited climb" in order to avoid a mountain during a routine departure out of Hawaii on Wednesday. American Airlines #AA298 was ordered…
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900 made an emergency landing at LAX after blowing out a tire during takeoff
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing at LAX after blowing out a tire during takeoff at Dulles International Airport near Washington D.C. The aircraft landed at LAX at…
KLM #KL661 to Houston returned to Amsterdam Schiphol escorted by fire trucks
A KLM A330 to Houston returned to Amsterdam shortly after takeoff this morning. KLM #KL661 departed Amsterdam Schiphol this morning on time at 09:56 CET for a 10-hour flight to…
SAS flight #SK957 to Miami turned around over Labrador sea and just returned to Europe 10 hours later
A Scandinavian Airlines A330 to Miami just returned to Europe 10 hours after departure. Sas flight #SK957 departed Stockholm, Sweden Thursday, November 14 2024 for a 10-hour flight to Miami,…
