The EASA is ordering urgent inspections of 15 Emirates A380s after cracks were discovered in wing structural components
COLOGNE, Germany — The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive ordering urgent structural inspections on 16 Airbus A380 superjumbos. The directive follows the discovery…
Air Canada AC825 to Toronto diverted to Dublin after 4.5 hours in the air over Atlantic due to medical emergency
An Air Canada flight bound for Toronto made an unscheduled diversion to Ireland today following a medical emergency high over the Atlantic Ocean. DUBLIN — Air Canada flight AC825, a…
Strange double incident involving two Singapore Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft at Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR — In a bizarre and highly unusual coincidence, a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating flight SQ114 suffered a double tyre burst upon landing at Kuala…
Air France flight AF158 to DFW turned around over Atlantic, crew declaring an emergency
An Air France transatlantic flight bound for Texas was forced to make an emergency diversion to Ireland today after turning back over the Atlantic Ocean. DUBLIN — Air France flight…
American Airlines flight AA93 to Philadelphia is declaring an emergency off UK coast
An American Airlines transatlantic flight bound for the United States has declared an in-flight emergency over the North Sea and is currently descending over the United Kingdom. LONDON — American…
Global Delegations Touch Down in Switzerland to Salvage US–Iran Peace Framework
BURGENSTOCK, Switzerland — A flurry of high-stakes diplomatic arrivals descended upon Swiss airfields as official delegations arrived for the crucial implementation negotiations of the newly signed United States–Iran Memorandum of…
OV-10 Bronco aircraft from French museum has crash-landed with gear-up at Polish Airshow
LESZNO, Poland — A vintage North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco based out of the European Fighter Aircraft Museum in Montélimar, France, was involved in a landing accident this morning at…
The body of a man has been discovered in the landing gear of an A320 after landing at London Gatwick
LONDON — A formal investigation has been launched after the body of a suspected stowaway was discovered inside the landing gear compartment of a commercial airliner at London Gatwick Airport.…
KLM flight KL791 is declaring an emergency and returning to Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM — A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight bound for São Paulo was forced to cut its journey short today, declaring an airborne emergency over the English Channel before executing…
NTSB says GPS jamming from White Sands Missile Range was active when air ambulance crashed into mountains
Federal investigators have confirmed that scheduled military GPS jamming operations were active the night a medical transport plane crashed into the Capitan Mountains last month, killing all four crew members…
Lufthansa City VL2430 from Munich to Gothenburg is declaring an emergency and turning around
MUNICH, Germany — A Lufthansa City flight bound for Sweden was forced to abort its journey and declare an airborne emergency shortly after taking off from Munich International Airport (MUC)…
KLM A321neo aircraft sustains tail damage during Lisbon landing
A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Airbus A321neo was grounded at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) on Tuesday after suffering a tail strike during its landing sequence. LISBON — The incident…
