ALERT Cowling of Boeing 737-900’s engine ripped off during takeoff
An Alaska Airlines returned to Seattle-Tacoma Airport shortly after takeoff. An Alaska Airlines flight headed for San Diego returned to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) shortly after takeoff because of an…
British Airways to cut 10,000 more flights to/from Heathrow from October
British Airways will cut roughly 10,000 short-haul flights to and from Heathrow Airport between late October and March. The move is aimed at minimising disruption over the winter and some…
ALERT About 25 easyJet flights cancelled at Gatwick Airport this morning due to “late notice” staff sickness in ATC
Dozens of easyJet flights have been cancelled at Gatwick Airport due to "late notice" staff sickness. Around 26 flights in and out of Gatwick have been cancelled this morning at…
ALERT An airport employee was killed when walking into the running propeller of an Antonov An-24
An airport employee was killed at Russian Airport. On 19 August 2022, a ground airport employee was killed when inadvertently walking into the running propeller of an aircraft. The man…
INCIDENT A Boeing 787 Dreamliner suffered a cracked window on descent to New York
A LOT Polish Airlines aircraft suffered a cracked window on descent to New York. A LOT Boeing 787 Dreamliner was performing flight #L26 from Varsaw to New York. While descending…
Passengers on an overnight flight from Los Angeles were shaken up when they awoke to oxygen masks dropping from the cabin ceiling
Passengers on an overnight flight from Los Angeles to Auckland were shaken up when they awoke to oxygen masks dropping from the cabin ceiling. Flight NZ 5 departed LAX on…
An 81-year-old Danish woman was detained at Warsaw airport after carrying 5 kilograms of heroin
A 81-year-old Danish woman traveling from Africa to Canada was arrested at Warsaw airport on suspicion of illegal possession of heroin worth over $515,000, officials in Poland said Friday. Customs…
Finland suspects two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated its airspace for two minutes
Russian jets suspected of violating Finnish airspace, defence ministry says. Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets are suspected of violating Finnish airspace on Thursday morning near the coastal city of Porvoo…
BREAKING Both pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 fell alseep in flight
Both pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines feel alseep in flight and were woke up by the autopilot disconnecting. According to The Aviation Herald, the pilots of Ethiopian Airlines flight #ET343…
NASA to announce regions near the lunar South Pole identified as potential areas for astronauts to land
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 19, to announce regions near the lunar South Pole the agency has identified as potential areas for astronauts…
INCIDENT A Volotea Airbus A319 has been damaged at Ajaccio Airport during a violent storm
On 18th August, a Volotea Airbus A319 sustained damage at Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, Corsica, France during the violent storm. The Airbus A319, with registration EC-MUX was parked on the…
NASA’s giant moon rocket arrived at the launch pad for first flight in two weeks
NASA’s new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad Wednesday ahead of its debut flight in less than two weeks. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket emerged from its mammoth hangar late…